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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.
ESA Satellites Create First Artificial Solar Eclipse In Orbit And The Photos Are Stunning
The European Space Agency (ESA) has achieved a rather unusual feat, successfully creating and maintaining artificial solar ...
European satellites succeed in creating artificial solar eclipse
A European space agency created the first "artificial total solar eclipse" using a pair of satellites on Monday.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1h
See the Beauty of an Artificial Solar Eclipse, Created With a First-of-Its-Kind, ‘Perfect’ Satellite Formation
Two satellites’ highly precise alignment allows scientists to study the sun’s outer atmosphere like never before ...
New Scientist on MSN21h
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 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN20h
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 ...
ESA's Proba-3 mission creates first artificial solar eclipse in space
Twin satellites fly 150 meters apart with millimeter precision, allowing detailed observation of the Sun's corona during long ...