http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13zgvbFkwwM
It’s amazing how science keeps evolving and we just keep on learning and pushing the boundaries.Just when we thought we can’t see any further into space. When a planet transits its star, the change in light tells its tale. Size, mass and atmospheric composition can be derived.
Credit: NASA, ESA, L. Calçada
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