February 2026

NASA image - This colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER’s primary mission. These colors are not what Mercury would look like to the human eye, but rather the colors enhance the chemical, mineralogical, and physical differences between the rocks that make up Mercury’s surface.Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

Your Best View of Mercury in 2026 is a Double Celestial Treat

Mercury and Saturn with the Crescent Moon: A Rare Double Event in the Evening Sky February 19, 2026, brings skywatchers a rare double celestial treat. On this remarkable evening, Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation, standing 18 degrees from the Sun, while a delicate crescent Moon passes near Saturn in the twilight sky. One event

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