Venus Transit Begat Alien Planet Search | Video
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
In 1882, scientists determined Earth’s distance from the Sun by measuring the Venus Transit. This process, now applied in NASA orbiting Kepler Mission, discovers new planets by measuring the light-curve of transit across other stars faraway.
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