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Mercury

MESSENGER’s Unique View: A Colorful, Spinning Planet Mercury

June 13, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter The MESSENGER mission has now mapped the entire surface of planet Mercury — and this is the first time this has even been done. MESSENGER is the first spacecraft to be in orbit of Mercury, and has been there since 2011, [...]

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Astrophotos: Crescent Moon, Mercury and Venus Together in the Sky

June 11, 2013

Last night (June 10, 2013) the two innermost worlds of our Solar System visible were joined by a very slender waxing crescent Moon, just over two days after New phase (see our preview of the event here). Several of our readers managed to capture this beautiful twilight triple conjunction. Our lead image is from Adrian [...]

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Catch the Moon pairing with Mercury & Venus Tonight

June 10, 2013

If you’ve never seen Mercury, this week is a great time to try. Over the past few weeks, observers worldwide have been following the outstanding tight triple conjunction of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter low to the west at dusk. Remove this ad

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Rare Spectacular Triple Planet Conjunction Wows World! – Astrophoto Gallery

May 27, 2013

The rare astronomical coincidence of a spectacular triangular triple conjunction of 3 bright planets happening right now is certainly wowing the entire World of Earthlings! That is if our gallery of astrophotos assembled here is any indication. Right at sunset, our Solar System’s two brightest planets – Venus and Jupiter – as well as the [...]

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Astrophotos: Triple Planetary Conjunction

May 24, 2013

Images are starting to come in of the bright planetary conjunction in the western sky at dusk! Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are snuggling up together, and we’ve got a wonderful weekend coming up with alignments including three separate conjunctions and ever-changing triangular arrangements as the nights go by. Mercury and Venus pair up on Friday; [...]

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