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Behold! 1st images of artificial solar eclipse captured by ESA's Proba-3 mission
The first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission have been unveiled. Total solar eclipses are rare, ...
A look at the first artificial solar eclipses created by two European satellites
A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying ...
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Solar Orbiter’s Daring Orbit Reveals Sun’s South Pole and Unravels Mysteries of Solar Magnetism
We didn’t know what exactly to expect from these first observations — the Sun’s poles are literally terra incognita,” said ...
Twin Proba-3 spacecraft create artificial solar eclipse
In a precision flying formation, the European Space Agency (ESA) mission revealed new insights into the sun's mysterious ...
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First artificial eclipse in orbit delivers unprecedented glimpse of Sun’s corona
In a dazzling first, two European spacecraft —flying in millimeter-perfect formation — have created an artificial solar ...
European satellites achieve an artificial eclipse in space to study the sun's corona
The European Space Agency revealed that a mission to create an artificial eclipse was a success. The photos will allow ...
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Stunning pictures show the first ever artificial solar eclipse
The Proba-3 mission, consisting of two spacecraft that fly in close formation to study the sun, has returned images of the first ever artificial solar eclipse ...