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 ...

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 ...

Three to four times a year, the planet Mercury appears to travel backward across the sky. The journey during these periods when Mercury is in apparent retrograde motion is known as “Mercury retrograde ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Mercury retrograde is happening again. If you believe ...

Retrogrades get a bad reputation in astrology for causing chaos and confusion. At any given time—there can be multiple planets in the sky at once experiencing retrograde motion. When planets take a ...

Calling all astrology lovers – Mercury retrograde is causing a mess again. You’re probably already aware of how retrograde cycles can create problems and stir up trouble. And while it's true that ...

Summer is here, and Mercury goes retrograde from July 17 until August 11 — the retrograde begins after the full moon lunar phase this month, with no shortage of passed-down mythologies and theories.

Every time you hear "Mercury retrograde," a little voice inside whispers, "Oh no, not again..." 😅 Rest assured, you're not alone! In 2026, our cosmic messenger goes retrograde three times, and this ...

Laura Nicole Driessen is part of MeerTRAP, which is supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No ...