Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Oh no, Mercury is in retrograde! Nobody can sleep, ...

Mercury is a little-known, still mysterious world. But one thing is certain. Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, can't actually travel backward in retrograde, and doesn't impact us on Earth. The ...

Amid zooming fireballs in the sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new moon rising in Leo on July 24th, there is more to watch; Mercury is in retrograde right now. Here ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. Has life seemed a little more chaotic than lately the past few ...

Chances are, you've probably heard someone say "Mercury is in retrograde." For those who follow astrology, the phrase can spark some concern -- and right now, mercury is in fact in retrograde. Stream ...

🚨 Mercury Retrograde Alert: Starting June 30, the Past Comes Back!

Is your coffeepot clogging up when you brew your morning cup of java? Did someone just ghost you after a great first date? Is your smartphone inexplicably bricking whenever you try to open your ...

Mercury goes retrograde on April 21 to May 14, and as the name suggests, retrograde is when a planet appears to go backward in its orbit, as viewed from Earth. However, astronomers call this "apparent ...