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Chance of snow on Venus

Venus might have snow, but it's found high in the sky, and most probably made of dry ice.

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The planet Venus shortly before its transit of the Sun (NASA)

Transit a reminder of solar system's size

Filtering the sun's light to a minuscule fraction of its true power allowed sky-gazers around the world to watch a silhouetted Venus travel across Earth's closest star, an extremely rare spectacle that served as a reminder of how tiny our planet really is.

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Central Otago proved to be the ideal place to view today's transit of Venus

Otago has best view of Venus video

Central Otago proved to be the ideal place to view today's transit of Venus.

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The planet Venus can be seen on its transit of the Sun (Reuters)

Transit of Venus: The world looks skyward

None of us will likely see Venus pass, like a moving beauty spot, across the face of the sun again.

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The planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun (Photo: NASA)

Venus passes across the face of the sun video

Venus passes across the face of the sun from about 10:15am this morning and will be finished by 4:43pm. The next transit will not be until 2117.

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Venus is seen over the face of the sun as it begins a rare transit (Reuters)

NZ's Venus transit first in 130 years video

For the first time in 130 years the transit of Venus will be visible from New Zealand.

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Venus is shown crossing the sun in 2004 (Photo: AP)

Venus takes centre stage in upcoming rare sky show

It's a spectacle that won't repeat for another century - the sight of Venus slowly inching across the face of the sun.

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Venus is almost the size of Earth, but inhospitable to humans

Spot appears in the skies of Venus

Jupiter's new scar has been exciting astronomers in recent weeks, but now Venus is making a play for their attention – developing a bright, glowing spot.

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