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The brightest planets in November's night sky: How to see them (and when)

Jupiter will reach its highest point in the sky around dawn, when, from mid-northern latitudes, it will appear about 20 ...
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Mercury shines farthest from the sun in the evening sky on Oct. 29

Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset. Mercury will reach its greatest ...
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First Pieces Of The Planet Mercury May Have Been Found On Earth After "Longstanding Mystery"

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Amazing Solar Orbiter Views Of Mercury Transiting The Sun

ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the ...
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Meteorites in Sahara Desert may be first fragments from Mercury

CAIRO (Jared Collins/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Researchers have discovered two meteorites in the Sahara Desert that they believe may have originated from Mercury. Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, ...
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'Hot Jupiter' planet killed and ate its Mercury-sized neighbor

A new analysis of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WASP-76 b reveals that the world is carrying the remains of its long-lost neighbor in its atmosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
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The night sky is about to light up with rare planetary alignment

Four of the planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars—will be easily visible to the naked eye, according to Star Walk. However, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn will require a pair of binoculars or a small ...