ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun on Jan. 3, 2023. Multiple instruments aboard the spacecraft captured the imagery. Full Story 👉 https://trib.al/RW4C8xP Credit: Space.com | footage & orbit animation courtesy: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team/PHI Team / ATG medialab | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: Uncharted Planet by FormantX / courtesy of https://trib.al/nd2WeWw | Space.com

On November 11th, planet Mercury will transit the Sun. Transits happen when an object moves in front of the star that it's orbiting — in Mercury's case, this occurs only 13 or 14 times a century! . If you want to view the transit of Mercury, watch our near-live satellite feed at go.nasa.gov/MercuryTransit, or NASA scientist Alex Young has a few tips! . It's never safe to look directly at the Sun, so make sure to use safe solar viewing glasses if you're watching outside. You can also use a specia

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In this video, we'll be discussing the first real images of Mercury, what we found and what implications it has. Ever since the Mariner 10 probe flew by Mercury in 1974, we've been looking at the planet's surface. But until now, we've only had a few blurry images. This new set of pictures, taken by the MESSENGER probe, is the first real images of Mercury's surface. We'll be discussing the implications of these new images, and what they could mean for the future of space exploration. Tune in to f