Open AccessThousands of Stars View Earth as a Transiting Exoplanet
Author(s) -
Katherine Kornei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo160970
Subject(s) - exoplanet , stars , planet , astrobiology , earth (classical element) , astronomy , geology , physics
Researchers have identified more than 2,000 stars whose past, present, or future vantage points afford a view of Earth passing directly in front of the Sun, a geometry useful for pinpointing planets.
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