Mercury puts on its best evening show of 2026 this February, with bright views after sunset and a helpful crescent moon.

A European-Japanese space mission will reach Mercury in 2026, carrying instruments designed to answer a question that has quietly unsettled planetary science for decades: how does a planet like this ...

Although Mercury was geologically active in its early days, today its surface appears almost completely static. This is why ...

For many years, scientists viewed Mercury as a world that no longer had an active geological history. The planet appears to be almost completely uniform, dry, barren, and mostly unchanged for the ...

Explore the visibility of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn in February 2026. Discover observation dates, locations and details based on Space.com and NASA data.

Stargazing in February: Mercury – a planet of extremes - It may look like the Moon, but Mercury has many more secrets, Nigel ...

Learn about the bright streaks that may represent recent geological activity on Mercury, which has been considered a dead ...

Mercury reaches its peak evening visibility this February, offering Northern Hemisphere observers a longer post-sunset viewing window, higher altitude and a crescent moon reference.