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Transit Method

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Earth-bound astronomers use the transit method--measuring the dim in a star's light when a planet passes directly between the star and its observer--to study planets outside of the Solar System. A new study looks for signals of extraterrestrial civilizations that may be using the transit method to study the Earth.

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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