Transit Method

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

+## See also

+- [Exoplanet](/wiki/Exoplanet)

+- [Astronomy](/wiki/Astronomy)

+- [Planet](/wiki/Planet)