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Venus Transit as Revealed in Space

Venus Nears the Sun

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Venus Nears the Sun Venus from the ISS Cupola Path of the Venus Transit Solar Dynamics Observatory View from the Orbital OutpostLow-Earth Orbit Hinode Captures Venus Crossing

Venus Nears the Sun

This image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, a spacecraft designed to study the sun, shows Venus on Tuesday as it approaches the sun. This solar transit of Venus will be the last such event until 2117.