Two rare twilight pairings will grace the June 2025 sky as the moon first passes close to elusive Mercury and then gets stunningly close to Mars. Mercury is typically difficult to see and the ...

On October 22, the Moon will achieve two close conjunctions, passing 5° south of Mars and 2° south of Mercury, before reaching its orbital apogee at 406,445 km (252,553 miles) from Earth. Observers ...

Look to the southwestern horizon at sunset on Oct. 23 to see the slender form of the crescent moon shine close to Mercury and Mars in the evening sky. The 6%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible ...

Mars goes retrograde this month on Dec. 6. And if this sounds familiar, it’s because I talked about another retrograde last month, but that was regarding Mercury. In fact, the two retrogrades will ...

It’s about to get volatile, my friends. On October 20, Mercury, our planet of communication, and Mars, our planet of war, are tag-teaming in Scorpio — sign of sex, death, and power struggles. “This ...