Subj : Mercury sprouts a tail To : All From : Dumas Walker Date : Sat Dec 06 2025 09:28:01 Space Weather News for Dec. 05, 2025 https://spaceweather.com MERCURY SPROUTS A TAIL: The biggest comet in the Solar System isn't a comet at all--it's Mercury. A new photo from Virginia shows the planet's 24-million-km sodium tail, which will reach peak brightness next week as Mercury climbs into the morning sky. See the yellow plume with observing tips on today's edition of Spaceweather.com (https://spaceweather.com) . $$ --- MultiMail/DOS v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1337:3/103) .