If you’re trying to cheat death on Mercury, this is very promising, but the news gets even better. Mercury's Solar Day is ...

Per NASA, Mercury is only visible for a few weeks every three to four months because the fast planet orbits the sun in just 88 days, so its position in the sky quickly moves from day to day.

Mercury retrograde is on its way ... will look like they are traveling backward in order to position themselves between Earth and the Sun, Caves explains. This movement is called "retrograde." ...

The sun will set between 6:10 p.m. and 6: ... Mars, Jupiter, and Venus will be easy to spot. Mercury will be in a great position around 6:30 p.m., positioned just above the setting Moon.

Turns out, it's as tough to drop inward into the inner solar system, as it is to head outward. The problem stems from losing ...

Mercury, Venus ... we can essentially see planets shifting position while stars appear to be fixed in the same spot. Since ...

even though Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Mercury's surface can reach a blistering 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius) during the day, according to NASA. But the planet lacks ...