+ - Venus transit to boost the hunt for other worlds->
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techfun89 writes "Astronomers world-wide will use advanced telescopes and other instruments to watch Venus cross the Sun on June 5th and 6th. This transit will help scientists find clues in the hunt for other planets where life may exist and will be the last transit of Venus until 2117, particularly in the study of their atmospheres.
These types of transits are often used by scientists to study distant stars and their planets. The concept of studying such a transit involves sunlight that slips through the atmosphere of a planet and that fingerprint is left on the stars light. You then separate that from the rest of the stars light by analyzing the light before, during and after the transit and look for the difference. This gives scientists clues as to what the planet's atmosphere is made of."
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These types of transits are often used by scientists to study distant stars and their planets. The concept of studying such a transit involves sunlight that slips through the atmosphere of a planet and that fingerprint is left on the stars light. You then separate that from the rest of the stars light by analyzing the light before, during and after the transit and look for the difference. This gives scientists clues as to what the planet's atmosphere is made of."
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