Mercury (planet) Mercury (planet) Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. Its orbital period around the Sun of 87.97 days is the shortest of all the planets in the Solar System. It is named after the Roman deity Mercury, the messenger of the gods. Like Venus, Mercury orbits the Sun within Earth's orbit as an "inferior planet", and never exceeds 28° away from the Sun. When viewed from Earth, this proximity to the Sun means the planet can only be seen near the western or eastern horizon during the early evening or early morning. At this time it
Earth Is the Loneliest Planet the album, it is presented in spoken word and features a cameo by Pamela Anderson. Earth Is the Loneliest Planet "Earth Is the Loneliest Planet" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It is the fifth track on his "World Peace Is None of Your Business" album and was released as the third single off the album via digital download on 3 June 2014, through Harvest and Capitol Records. Due to changes in global music consumption, the physical versions of the first four singles from this album were released together as one 10" vinyl. The accompanying music video, directed by