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The tiny planet Mercury scooted across the sun's face today (Nov. 11) for the last time until 2032, and skywatchers around the world had the chance to witness the rare celestial event.

On Nov. 11, 2019, the planet Mercury crossed the face of the sun in a rare Mercury transit. See amazing photos of the transit, the last until 2032, from NASA and around the world!

Generations of NASA astronauts in space and on Earth took a moment today (Nov. 11) to mark Veterans Day.

Mercury's march across the sun today (Nov. 11) is due to a weird and wild set of planetary alignments, according to NASA.

On Nov. 11, people across most of the world can catch the planet Mercury passing across the sun. This rare event won't be seen from Earth again until 2032.

Given that transits of Mercury are reasonably rare, so here's a short guide on steps to take to film the event before it ends!

On Nov. 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched into orbit with Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin on board. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!

SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on its most flown Falcon 9 rocket yet, which made a historic fourth launch and landing on Monday (Nov. 11).

Snoopy's ongoing space adventures with NASA have launched the comic-strip beagle into a new frontier — streaming video.

Grab your solar eclipse glasses or protected astronomical equipment, because Mercury is marching across the sun as we speak.

The tiny planet Mercury scoots across the sun's hot corona and onto its bright disk to mark the beginning of the planet's rare transit this morning.

The Mercury transit of 2019 is finally upon us. Here are amazing photos from social media.

The orbiting complex is currently expected to end operations in 2024, but a group from the U.S. Senate proposes making it available for six more years to advance in-space manufacturing.

Curiosity is the last functioning rover on Mars, and its lonely mission has taken the robot to a steep mountain in the middle of a vast crater.

The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket at 9:56 a.m. EST (1456 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Here's how to watch.

SpaceX will launch a fleet of 60 new Starlink satellites for its growing megaconstellation for broadband internet on Monday, Nov. 11. Here's how to watch live.

The planet Mercury is going to cross across the sun today (from Earth's perspective) starting at 7:34 a.m. EST (12:34 p.m. GMT).

For those hoping to get a glimpse of Nov. 11's rare transit of the planet Mercury across the face of the sun, the weather across the United States will either be very good.