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  2. Transit of Venus - Wikipedia

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    A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk. During a transit, Venus is visible as a small black circle moving across the face of the Sun. Transits of Venus reoccur periodically.

  3. 2012 transit of Venus - Wikipedia

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    Image of the transit taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Venus is in the upper right quadrant. The 2012 transit of Venus, when the planet Venus appeared as a small, dark spot passing across the face of the Sun, began at 22:09 UTC on 5 June 2012, and finished at 04:49 UTC on 6 June. [1]

  4. Observations and explorations of Venus - Wikipedia

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    2004 transit of Venus across the Sun. Transits of Venus directly between the Earth and the Sun's visible disc are rare astronomical events. The first such transit to be predicted and observed was the Transit of Venus, 1639, seen and recorded by English astronomers Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree.

  5. Venus - Wikipedia

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    Only seven Venus transits have been observed so far, since their occurrences were calculated in the 1621 by Johannes Kepler. Captain Cook sailed to Tahiti in 1768 to record the third observed transit of Venus, which subsequently resulted in the exploration of the east coast of Australia. [187] [188] The latest pair was June 8, 2004 and June 5 ...

  6. NASA's Parker Solar Probe to pass Venus on record-breaking ...

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    The probe is expected to pass within an "unprecedented" 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, according to NASA. NASA's Parker Solar Probe to pass Venus on record-breaking approach ...

  7. List of missions to Venus - Wikipedia

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    Missions to Venus constitute part of the exploration of Venus. The Soviet Union , followed by the United States , have soft landed probes on the surface. Venera 7 was the first lander overall and first for the Soviet Union, touching down on 15 December 1970.

  8. NASA transmits a Missy Elliott song to Venus - AOL

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    NASA’s transmission of a hip-hop song to Venus is a first for the agency. But for Missy Elliott, you could say she’s already been to space. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account ...

  9. List of future astronomical events - Wikipedia

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    Transit of Venus 2368 December 10 Transit of Venus. 2377 January 14 At 12:31 UTC, Mercury will occult Jupiter. [42] 2388 Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn 2391 May 11 Partial transit of Mercury: 2400 November 17 Venus occults Antares (for the first time since September 17, 525 BC). 2410 November 2 At 09:22 UTC, Venus will occult Mars. [42] 2419 ...