Mercury Transit Timeline: The Stages of Today's Rare Celestial Sight
Mercury will cross the sun’s face from Earth’s perspective Monday (May 9) for the first time since 2006, and the last until 2019. <img class=”pure-img” big-src=”http://www.space.com/images/i/000/055/327/original/Widget-Solar-Filter.jpg?1462779493?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=*:1400″ src=”http://www.space.com/images/i/000/055/327/i01/Widget-Solar-Filter.jpg?1462779493?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=192:*” alt=”Safely observe this transit with high quality solar filters. Shop now! “/> Credit: Space.com Store You can watch the 7.5-hour Mercury transit first-hand through a telescope, provided you […]
'The Value of the Moon' (Smithsonian Books, 2016): Book Excerpt
“The Value of the Moon: How to Explore, Live and Prosper in Space Using the Moon’s Resources.” Credit: Paul Spudis/Smithsonian Books Paul D. Spudis is a senior staff scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas. His research focuses on the processes of impact and volcanism on the planets and studies of the […]
Celestial Scarves Bring NASA Photos to Fashion
This scarf lets you wrap yourself in a piece of space-exploration history with the very first color image taken of Earth from space. It is part of a series of scarves made using freely available NASA photos. Credit: Slow Factory Want to wrap yourself in the cosmos? Now you can: The newest collection of limited-edition silk […]
Why Did NASA Watch The Mercury Transit? | Exclusive Interview Video
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Mercury Finishes Its Run Across the Sun
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory took this image near the end of the May 9 Mercury Transit. Mercury is visible on the sun’s far right. Credit: NASA/SDO, HMI, and AIA science teams Citizen skywatchers, amateur astronomers and scientists alike looked skyward today (May 9) to see Mercury pass across the face of the sun, an event […]
Huge Canadian Wildfire Spotted from Space (Photos)
The MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the Fort McMurray wildfire on May 8, 2016. Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team Newly released satellite images capture the massive scale of the wildfire rampaging through Canada’s Alberta province. The Fort McMurray wildfire has consumed a huge swathe of Alberta forest, and […]
Tiny Mercury Will Be Revealed During May 9 Transit
This photo of the November 2006 transit of Mercury shows the rocky planet as a clean-edged disc in the lower hemisphere of the sun. Sunspots can also be seen near the right and left edges of the sun. Credit: TheBrockenInAGlory Amateur astronomer and retired chemistry teacher Patricia Totten Espenak has published a book about the […]
The Mercury Transit: How to See the Rare Event Online on Monday
Tomorrow, (May 9) Mercury will pass directly across the face of the sun — an event that won’t happen again until 2019. If you’re not able to watch the event live, there are a multiple ways to follow the action online. <img class=”pure-img” big-src=”http://www.space.com/images/i/000/055/325/original/Widget-Solar-Filter.jpg?1462720692?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=*:1400″ src=”http://www.space.com/images/i/000/055/325/i01/Widget-Solar-Filter.jpg?1462720692?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=192:*” alt=”Safely observe this transit with high quality solar filters. Shop […]
The Mercury Transit of the Sun on Monday is a Science Smorgasbord
Mercury’s rare passage across the face of the sun on Monday, May 9, should be an exciting event for skywatchers and scientists alike. The planet’s pass across Earth’s nearest star may provide information about its thin atmosphere, assist in the hunt for worlds around other stars, and help NASA hone some of its instruments. <img […]
NASA Satellites to Beam Back Images of Rare Mercury Transit in Real-Time
Even if you can’t find a solar telescope to watch the Mercury transit on Monday (May 9), you don’t have to miss the action: NASA will have three satellites watching the planet pass across the face of the sun, with one satellite providing nearly real-time imagery to skywatchers online. <img class=”pure-img” big-src=”http://www.space.com/images/i/000/055/322/original/Widget-Solar-Filter.jpg?1462623908?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=*:1400″ src=”http://www.space.com/images/i/000/055/322/i01/Widget-Solar-Filter.jpg?1462623908?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=192:*” alt=”Safely observe this […]
Mercury Transit: The History and Science of This Rare Celestial Event
The planet Mercury transiting in front of the sun in 2003, captured by a NASA satellite. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, Sam Freeland (LMSAL), Dawn Myers (GSFC), Carolus J. Schrijver (LMSAL) This Monday (May 9), Mercury will appear to cross in front of the disk of the sun, and will be visible […]
Mercury's Global Topography Model Revealed In New Animation
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Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 2-6 May 2016 To source