Welcome to the calamity rodeo, folks. We're in the opening scenes of Mercury retrograde in Leo, which began on July 17 and will extend through August 11 when the planet goes direct in the sign of ...

Mercury has it rough. Not only is it the smallest planet in the solar system, it’s also the closest to our Sun. This unfortunate position has caused Mercury to develop cracks and fractures ...

Amid zooming fireballs in the sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new moon rising in Leo on July 24th, there is more to watch; Mercury is in retrograde right now ...

BepiColombo swooped past Mercury at a distance of 37,626 kilometers (about 23,400 miles) on Dec. 1. The most recent flyby isn't the spacecraft's closest encounter with Mercury; that happened on ...

Mercury released into the atmosphere from sources like coal combustion and gold mining can remain airborne for about a year. However, once it enters the ocean, it can persist for over 300 years.