The first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission have been unveiled. Total solar eclipses are rare, ...

The Sun’s outer atmosphere—the corona—only reveals itself during total solar eclipses, which happen about every 18 months on ...

A European space agency created the first "artificial total solar eclipse" using a pair of satellites on Monday.

The Proba-3 mission, consisting of two spacecraft that fly in close formation to study the sun, has returned images of the ...

The Proba-3 spacecraft succeed at creating solar eclipses, kicking off a two-year mission to study the sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona.

Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar ...

While the film covers what the CATE 2024 project is and the value of science and data collection, it more importantly follows ...

NASA explains how a safely view a 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse. WARNING: People should always use protective solar eclipse eyewear when viewing a solar eclipse. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flig ...

ESA’s Proba-3 mission has achieved a spacefaring marvel: two satellites flying in perfect formation to mimic total solar ...

The European Space Agency revealed that a mission to create an artificial eclipse was a success. The photos will allow ...

The spacecraft on the Sun-side is the Occulter, designed to block the solar disk for the Earth-side craft: the Coronagraph.

A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying.