A recently completed study of an extremely rare occurrence in our solar system has produced some extraordinary images. The transit of Venus across the sun — that is, when the planet travels directly between us and our star's surface — only happens ...
Opinion
The image you're looking at is a rare and beautiful event. Every 115 years, Venus crosses our Sun in Earth's line of sight—twice. And when the most recent crossing took place, scientists used the event to take a peek at Venus's atmosphere, refining...
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NASA's heliophysics missions capture a once-in-a-lifetime event: Venus' transit across the surface of the sun. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; 10 July 2015, 12:52 pm AEST. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email. comments. more. reddit. pinterest.
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