Where are we now?20h ago

2026-03-30 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-23)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 38.98 km/s (-0.53 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 235 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 13,873,909.74 km (-882,368.21 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.09 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 46.28 s (-2.94 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 136,474,754.39 km (+15,207,325.48 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.91 (+0.10)
- Light travel time: 7 min 35.24 s (+50.73 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

Where are we now?21h ago

2026-03-30 12:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-23)

MERCURY
- Distance (km): 122,650,353.23 km (+14,501,368.11 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.82 (+0.10)
- Light travel time: 6 min 49.12 s (+48.37 s)
- Orbital speed: 39.21 km/s (-1.73 km/s)

Image: MESSENGER Team Presents Latest Science Results
Credit: NASA

#Mercury #Space #SolarSystem

dominicdelagol22d ago

Mercury's getting ready for April, which is Autism Acceptance Month! #actuallyautistic #autistic #autism #redinstead #asexual #mercury #oc #elementeon #originalcharacter #april #autismacceptance #autismacceptancemonth

Check out my comic, Element Eon: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/117533349

AllanICarswellObservatory2d ago
Happy Space Science Saturday!
On April 3, 2026, Mercury will reach its greatest elongation west, appearing at its farthest apparent distance from the Sun in the morning sky. This is one of the best opportunities to spot the innermost planet, which is usually lost in the Sun’s glare.
You can start looking now through early April. Mercury will be visible low in the eastern sky shortly before sunrise and will continue to improve as it approaches elongation over the next week.
Because Mercury stays so close to the Sun, it can be tricky to observe, but this upcoming window offers one of the best morning viewing chances of the year.
Safety first: Never point binoculars or a telescope anywhere near the Sun, and do not try to observe Mercury while any part of the Sun is above the horizon.
#Mercury #GreatestElongationWest #SpaceExploration #Space #Astronomer #Planets #Stars #Science #Physics #Toronto #YorkUObservatory #AICO #YorkU #SpaceScienceSaturday #Telescope #Astronomy #AllanICarswellObservatory #Research #ScienceOutreach
John Eckman3d ago

Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Too-Rye-Ay, 1982 on Mercury

Credited on the cover to “Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners,” this was their second LP, the first with Mercury Records and the one with the massive hit “Come on Eileen.” Wonderful album – also includes “Jackie Wilson Said.”

There were plans for a 40th anniversary reissue of Too-Rye-Ay “As It Could Have Sounded” (a remix) but I don’t believe it ever came to fruition.

My copy – via Vinyl Vault in Littleton MA – is a 1982 Mercury pressing with the “SRM-1-4069” catalog number and a “Previously released as SHRM 1-4069” notation.

#1980s #1982 #DexySMidnightRunners #KevinRowland #LittletonMA #Mercury #vinyl #VinylVault #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
Where are we now?Mar 23

2026-03-23 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-16)

WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 39.51 km/s (-1.84 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 242 days

⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 14,756,277.95 km (-1,835,185.65 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.10 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 49.22 s (-6.12 s)

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 121,267,428.91 km (+14,409,007.86 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.81 (+0.10)
- Light travel time: 6 min 44.52 s (+48.06 s)

#BepiColombo #Mercury

Where are we now?Mar 23

2026-03-23 12:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-03-16)

MERCURY
- Distance (km): 108,148,985.12 km (+11,546,452.43 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.72 (+0.08)
- Light travel time: 6 min 0.75 s (+38.51 s)
- Orbital speed: 40.95 km/s (-3.17 km/s)

Image: Monitoring Mercury South Pole
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

#Mercury #Space #SolarSystem

50+ MusicMar 23
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" is a song by British singer and songwriter #EltonJohn, recorded with #DuaLipa for the former's collaborative studio album #TheLockdownSessions (2021). It was released on 13 August 2021 as the #leadSingle from the album for #digitalDownload and #streaming in various countries by EMI and #Mercury. Created during the #COVID19Pandemic, the collaboration between the artists was a testament to their friendship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qod03PVTLqk
Elton John, Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) (Official Video)

YouTube
Radio 1190 PlaylistMar 22
🎶 12:19pm Special by mercury from Together We Are One, You and I.
DJ Caiden - Caterwail
#mercury #DJCaiden #Caterwail #Radio1190 #KVCU
Show threadgrobiMar 22

MESSENGER Spacecraft
2004 - 2015

MESSENGER was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field.
MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) was the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury. Among its accomplishments, the mission determined Mercury’s surface composition, revealed its geological history, discovered details about its internal magnetic field, and verified its polar deposits are dominantly water-ice. The mission ended when MESSENGER slammed into Mercury’s surface

>> You might like to join MESSENGER on its orbit with this interactive 3D API:
https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_messenger?embed=true

CREDIT
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft
NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

#space #earth #mercury #messenger #astrophotography #photography #NASA #science #physics #nature #education