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on monday may 9th at 7 12 a.m eastern

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the planet mercury will appear against

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the face of the sun as a small black dot

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while passing between earth and the sun

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this phenomenon known as a transit takes

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place about 13 times a century join nasa

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experts for a live one-hour televised

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program at 10 30 a.m eastern on nasa

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television channel 102 or watch nasa tv

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online at nasa.gov

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the program features imagery of this

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rare celestial event and nasa experts

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discussing the science behind it for