Astronomers detected the new planet as it crossed the face of the distant "sun", dimming the star's light as it passed in front.

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Together, these early telescopes found neutrinos from the sun, and from distant supernovae.

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This eponymous theory is that large masses (such as the moon) partially block the gravitational force from more distant objects (such as the sun).

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