The planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, lower left, as it transits across the face of the sun on Monday, May 9, 2016. Mercury passes between Earth and the sun only about 13 times a century, with the previous transit taking place in 2006. The transit started at 7 a.m. on the east coast of the United States and takes more than seven hours, with this image being made in Boyertown, Pa. NASA Photo by Bill Ingalls/UPI