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Viewing systems edge-on, planets can be observed to pass in front of stars. NASA's Kepler mission observes this phenomenon, called transit, in order to identify candidate exoplanets. This artist's interpretation displays many such transiting planets, not to scale.

[Photo] Kepler Mission Announces New Planet Influx

Marianne Cowherd
March 13, 2014
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