In this August 6, 2009 file photo, the sun is reflected on the facade of the European Central Bank ECB Tower, seen through the Euro symbol, in Frankfurt, central Germany.
Growing sales and slashed costs seem poised to return Sun Microsystems to profitability in 2007, though that expectation is already reflected in the storage company's stock price.
The reason astronomers want to observe reflected sunlight during the transit of Venus is to test whether they can detect the faint imprint of passage of the sun's light through the atmosphere of Venus.