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Venus due to pass between Earth and Sun in rare astronomical event

telegraph.co.uk (11 months and 15 days ago)

Jun 5, 2012

One of the rarest astronomical events occurs on Tuesday and Wednesday when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, a transit that won't occur again until 2117. full story

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