The first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission have been unveiled. Total solar eclipses are rare, but exactly how rare is now up for debate after the European Space Agency ...

Two spacecraft flew 150 metres apart while perfectly aligned for several hours, enabling them to create the total solar eclipses in orbit.

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.

Today, the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission unveils its first images of the sun's outer atmosphere—the solar corona. The mission's two satellites, able to fly as a single spacecraft ...

June 17 (UPI) --A European space agency created the first "artificial total solar eclipse" using a pair of satellites on Monday. The space agency Proba-3 showed the first images of the Sun's outer ...

Stunning new images have captured the first ever artificial solar eclipse created by a European Space Agency mission. News. Bethan Finighan. 17:21, 17 Jun 2025.

European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses for scientific study. The ESA showcased eclipse images at the Paris Air Show, demonstrating their successful mission. Proba-3 ...

Incredible images show the first artificial solar eclipse in orbit. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-3 mission involves two satellites flying in precise formation, with one spacecraft ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has achieved a rather unusual feat, successfully creating and maintaining artificial solar eclipses in space with its Proba-3 mission.

ESA's Proba-3 mission uses satellites to create artificial solar eclipses, ... Space probe creates its first on-demand solar eclipse By David ... will this ever have anything to do with ...

Dr. Baresi said, “When the Sun is near the orbital plane of the Moon, we can experience total eclipses as long as 48 minutes, ...