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
Morning Star (TV series) was customary for soap operas of the time, ""No matter how dark the night, there is always a new dawn to come. The sun is but a morning star."" Morning Star (TV series) Morning Star is an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from September 27, 1965 to July 1, 1966. The show was created by Ted Corday who would later create the daytime serial "Days of Our Lives". The show aired at 11:00 AM; it was paired with "Paradise Bay" which aired after it and also was created by Ted Corday. "Morning Star" was one of the