There’s more to planets than meets the eye. April 7 marked the end of the first Mercury retrograde period of 2025, and the only Venus retrograde of this year ended on April 12. These two events ...

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The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is hosting tonight's IPL 2025 match between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). RR skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and ...

This is a space for talking about what’s happening in the world. The Mercury is publishing a "Portland Guide to FUN" issue this coming week, and I have been asked to play along, even though much ...

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) registered an 11-run win against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 42 of IPL 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, April 24. As a ...

Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning. According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 ...