How hot is Mercury? Mercury's sun-facing side is scorched by temperatures of around 430°C, hot enough to melt lead. Without a substantial atmosphere to distribute heat away from the areas facing the ...

In the first week of March, the planet Mercury will align with the others. At that point, Mercury will be in its farthest ...

Mercury retrograde doesn't have to suck ... This is due to the speed of Earth’s rotation and the planet’s distance from us. While the Earth is not the center of our solar system, it is ...

New Africa - stock.adobe.com While Mercury, the wily planet of communication and exchange doesn’t station retrograde until March 15th, we get a lovely little preview of its hijinks for the next ...

The alignment will involve Mercury, Venus ... there is at least one planet visible. Each planet has a different timeframe for complete rotation around the sun so all of them coming into alignment ...

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a "planetary parade." Worldwide, the best day to see the alignment is today, Feb. 28. Mercury, Venus ...

February’s planetary alignment will bring seven planets in our solar system (outside of Earth) into view for the last time in over a decade: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

"To look at the direction of the rotation, we always compare it ... Earth and most of the other planets — including Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune — also spin counterclockwise ...

Last month stargazers were treated to an alignment of six planets but Mercury will now make an appearance to complete the line-up. Experts say that the best time to see the planets align will be ...