The Latest Breaking News from Mercury

While Northern Ireland is likely to see some showers on Friday afternoon, the risk of thunder and rain on the mainland becomes greater overnight and into Saturday, with forecasters predicting stormy conditions

Gird your loins.

Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn will put on a celestial show.

There's another chance to see five planets lined up in the sky

The moon and Mercury will come close to the red supergiant star Aldebaran, the brightest star of Taurus the bull, in the early morning sky on Friday (June 16).

WASP-76b cannibalized a small, rocky exoplanet similar to Mercury, and astronomers recently spotted the evidence floating in the gas giant's atmosphere.

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 8 to 9 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Taurus into Gemini.

Astronomers have taken a deeper look at the scorching hot giant exoplanet WASP-76b, where iron rains from the sky to determine the other chemical elements that comprise its blistering atmosphere.

Enceladus is the tiny moon of Saturn that seems to have it all. Its icy surface is intricately carved by ongoing geological processes. Its icy shell overlies an internal, liquid ocean. There, chemically charged warm water seeps out of the rocky core onto the ocean floor – potentially providing nourishment…

Brits will be looking for ways to cool down as temperatures across the country continue to soar - but there are some things that should be avoided as the mercury rises

Warm weather can be dangerous for children's health, so it's vital to keep them safe and cool as the mercury soars.