The Transit Method is a primary technique for discovering exoplanets, observing the minute dimming of a distant star's light. This brief shadow cast by an orbiting world allows astronomers to infer its presence, size, and orbital path.
The Transit Method is a primary technique for discovering exoplanets, observing the minute dimming of a distant star's light. This brief shadow cast by an orbiting world allows astronomers to infer its presence, size, and orbital path.