Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius, nearly four degrees down from ...

Star maps and charts are a mainstay of both amateur and professional sky observers. Whether it's on a simple seasonal map or ...

The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close. Interstellar ...

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 53 million kilometres. It will be the mid-2030s before it ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Our planet Earth and Mercury have invisible tails stretching millions of kilometres. These cosmic tails are real phenomena.

Comets are not the only celestial bodies with tails. Earth and Mercury also possess them, formed by different mechanisms.

Monumentally important, this is the first image of an American astronaut in space. In the Project Mercury spacecraft named ...

Riaz Ahmed Shahi reportedly foresees a comet colliding with Earth, resulting in the extinction of all life forms on our ...