On May 9, 2016, Mercury will appear to cross the face of the sun, as seen from Earth in a rare solar transit that occurs just 13 times a century. See visibility maps and charts for the 2016 transit of ...

On Monday, you can witness Mercury in motion as the tiny planet waltzes across the face of the sun. This celestial dance, known as the transit of Mercury, last occurred in 2016 and will not happen ...

Mini Mercury skipped across the vast, glaring face of the sun Monday in a rare celestial transit. Stargazers used solar-filtered binoculars and telescopes to spot Mercury - a tiny black dot - as it ...