Patricia Totten EspenakSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Patricia Totten Espenak Tiny Mercury Will Be Revealed During May 9 Transit By Patricia Totten Espenak published 8 May 16 The May 9 transit of Mercury across the sun's face provides a rare opportunity to gauge the size and scale of the solar system. Mercury Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Satellites spy red-hot lava threaten Iceland's Blue Lagoon2Fruit flies in space! Chinese astronauts show off experiment on Tiangong space station (video)3The skywatching butler I always wanted — Get $500 off this Unistellar smart telescope4China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise5Hubble Telescope peeks at star with planet-forming disk that gets 3 times hotter than the sun
Tiny Mercury Will Be Revealed During May 9 Transit By Patricia Totten Espenak published 8 May 16 The May 9 transit of Mercury across the sun's face provides a rare opportunity to gauge the size and scale of the solar system.
