Astronomy
Detecting Exoplanets with Transit Photometry
Quick fact
The transit method has found over 3,000 confirmed exoplanets, including the famous TRAPPIST-1 system with seven Earth-sized worlds, all discovered by measuring these tiny periodic dimmings.
Why this is interesting
You have probably seen a star twinkle, but imagine a tiny, almost imperceptible blink—a blink that repeats with clockwork precision. That blink might just reveal a whole new world.