... zone of Sun-like stars, using the Kepler mission, which seeks transiting planets (those that cross the face of their stars ... Learn how the June 2012 transit of Venus can be a part of understanding this search for distant worlds. ...
... Transit Timing Variation Technique Animation: This animation visually explains how transit timing variations (TTV) allow scientists on the Kepler mission to confirm multiple planets in a system. http://kepler.nasa.gov/multimedia/animations/scienceconcepts ...
... Shop now. ASP has publications for a variety of audiences! . Find out more. Transit of Venus . Mt. ... Diablo Astronomical Society, a member of the Night Sky Network, does astronomy outreach during the June 2012 transit of Venus. ...
... In this advanced observing activity by Steven Edberg, students observe the transit time of the Sun and the stars and discover that the solar day is not equal to the sidereal day. [h] . ...
... Meeting during the Venus transit of 1761, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon spent four years in America, running over 300 miles of boundary lines, often through trackless wilderness. ...