In November, the planet Mercury will make a rather feeble attempt to eclipse the Sun. On Nov. 8, Mercury will pass through inferior conjunction, a point in its orbit where it is directly between Earth ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Earthlings are in for ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — The Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium at Butler University is preparing for a rare space occurrence. On Monday, Nov. 11, you'll be able to see Mercury cross the front of the ...

WEBVTT WAY TO OBSCURE THE LOCAL VIEW OF SPACE. >> JUST AS THE SUN PEAKED OVER THE CAMPUS OF ROCKLIN'S SIERRA COLLEGE ASTRONOMY STUDENTS AROSE FOR A UNIQUE EVENT. >> I HAD TO GET PUT HERE. >> TODAY WAS ...

Stargazers, ready your (solar-filtered) telescopes: Mercury is passing directly across the sun for the first time in nearly a decade. The innermost planet of our solar system will look like a small, ...

These images of Mercury were taken onboard the MESSENGER spacecraft, the first ever to orbit the innermost planet. Stargazers, ready your (solar-filtered) telescopes: Mercury is passing directly ...