A planet parade like the one beginning tonight is quite uncommon, occurring once every 10-20 years. Here are the planets you ...

Enigmatic planet Mercury posed for some closeups when the BepiColombo mission flew by. Craters, bright regions and volcanic ...

We are in store for an unusual celestial treat in January when six planets line up in the night sky across Texas.

Stargazers will get a peek at what's been called a "parade of planets," when up to seven planets may appear to line up.

Bepi took a great picture of Mercury’s terminator – the line between night and day – showcasing craters Prokofiev, Kandinsky, ...

Europe's first spacecraft to be sen to Mercury, BepiColombo, ended its slingshot maneuvers and took its last photos of the ...

The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury’s night side before ...

Six planets will all be visible at once in the night sky this month, lined up across the sky—but one is set to disappear from view.

The spacecraft first flew over the planet's cold and dark night side before transitioning to the sunlit northern regions.

The European Space Agency has released images the BepiColombo mission collected during its recent flight past Mercury when it ...