Be it your laptop freezing at an important meeting or an old flame coming back into your life, Mercury could be to blame. This impish planet moves backward in your sign three or four times every year, creating communication and tech havoc. Mercury will make two retrograde passes through Capricorn this autumn, plus pre-retrograde shadowing …
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Tonight, Jupiter will be visible close to Earth and should shine brighter than all the stars combined. When viewing it with proper binoculars, its striped bands and three or four of its Galilean moons should become evident. Venus reappears in evening twilight shortly after sunset, rising low over the west-north-western horizon before joining an 11 …
Mercury transits occur when Mercury travels directly between the Sun and an advanced planet, visible to us on Earth and occurring around May or November. Transits can form conjunction (in the same sign as your natal Mercury), sextile, square or opposition depending on which constellation is involved. This transit can bring out diplomacy, charm and …
When asked which planet is nearest the Earth, people typically reply “Venus.” Although this statement may be accurate in most instances, Venus does not always constitute the closest planet. New research proves that Mercury is indeed our nearest planet when measured accurately; scientists used an advanced mathematical technique which takes time into account to demonstrate …
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and features an extremely thin atmosphere. Additionally, its heavily cratered surface and extreme temperatures make it unlikely that any life could survive there. No moon orbits it and it lies very close to the Sun. Best seen at dawn or dusk for optimal viewing; doing so …
Mercury, our closest planet to the Sun, features heavily cratered surfaces with an abundant iron core. Astronomers were once uncertain as to whether Mercury was tidally locked; one side always faces toward the Sun like our Moon does. There has been evidence of volcanoes on Mercury but none like those found here on Earth. How …
Mars may often be touted as our nearest neighboring planet, yet Venus actually comes closer on average according to a model published in Physics Today. Scientists used a mathematical technique that accounts for time by measuring the distances between multiple points on each planet’s orbit. They ran their simulation for 10,000 years to get accurate …
Consuming too much mercury-contaminated fish can lead to serious consequences, including tremors, numbness, memory problems and muscle weakness. Sushi eaters should exercise extreme care when selecting their selections of seafood. Smaller species at the lower levels of the food chain tend to accumulate less mercury, making shrimp, salmon and other seafood low on the food …
Mercury is a heavy, silvery-white liquid metal commonly referred to as quicksilver. Mercury takes its name from both planet and Roman god with the same name. Mercury served as messenger between physical world and divine realm. Human activity releases mercury into the environment, either naturally or through pollution. Ancient Greeks Mercury, our closest planet to …
