Mercury on Startgaze — Astronomy, Stargazing & Space Sciencehttps://www.startgaze.com/tags/mercury/Recent content in Mercury on Startgaze — Astronomy, Stargazing & Space ScienceHugoen-usWed, 11 Nov 2026 07:43:00 +0000BepiColombo reaches Mercury on 21 November, the morning Mercury is easiest to seehttps://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-11-11-bepicolombo-mercury-orbit-insertion-november-21/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 07:43:00 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-11-11-bepicolombo-mercury-orbit-insertion-november-21/ESA/JAXA's BepiColombo enters Mercury orbit on 21 November 2026, the same day Mercury reaches greatest elongation at dawn. What happens, and how to see the planet.