Back to Article List From the February 2011 issue Mercury in the cross hairs NASA’s ambitious MESSENGER spacecraft will have company by the end of this decade, when the BepiColombo mission reaches the innermost planet. By Richard Talcott | Published: February 21, 2011 | Last updated on May 18, 2023 Key Takeaways:
Observing, Planets, This Week in Astronomy This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Mercury in the evening sky
Observing, Planets, This Week in Astronomy This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Mars passes the star Regulus
Observing, Planets, This Week in Astronomy This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Venus in the Morning Sky
Planets, The Moon, This Week in Astronomy This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon and Venus
Deep-Sky Objects, Planets, This Week in Astronomy, Upcoming Events This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Mars and the Beehive Cluster
Observing, Planets, This Week in Astronomy, Upcoming Events This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: A conjunction of planets