Tue, 02/21/2023 - 13:14 Gizmodo Environment On January 3, the Solar Orbiter spotted Mercury passing in front of the Sun. The transit of the small, dark orb puts the scale of our solar system into sharp relief.Read more... Tags solarorbiter, orbiter, Sun, mercury, disaster2caccident, cosmicvision, astronomy, inspaceflight, mihojanvier, outerspace, spacecraft, Environment, physicalsciences, parkersolarprobe, bepicolombo, technology2cinternet Source Mercury Floats in Front of the Sun in New Images From the Solar Orbiter