ESA’s Proba-3 mission enables long-duration artificial solar eclipses in space, allowing continuous observation of the Sun’s ...

The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 is a marvel of engineering. Two spacecraft fly in formation to observe the Sun. Well, not exactly the Sun, but its atmosphere: the corona. The two spacecraft get ...

NASA Confirms Official Date of the Century's Longest Solar Eclipse and it's Coming Soon ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A pair of European satellites has created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists ...

Two European satellites created an "artificial total solar eclipse" in space, the European Space Agency announced June 16, delivering data that will improve scientists' understanding of the sun and ...

The Sun’s outer atmosphere—the corona—only reveals itself during total solar eclipses, which happen about every 18 months on Earth, and are only visible along a narrow path. These events offer ...

The project has recently been submitted to the European Space Agency for consideration as a future mission. The current mission design proposes a launch in the 2030s, returning at least 400 minutes of ...

The next total solar eclipse occurs August 12, 2026. Totality lasts up to two minutes, the first for mainland Europe since 1999. The longest eclipse in 100 years will be August 2, 2027, lasting six ...

Two satellites equipped with European tech have delicately pulled off an artificial solar eclipse — giving scientists unmatched views of the Sun’s scorching corona. The European Space Agency (ESA) ...

A partial solar eclipse will occur over the weekend, but it will only be visible depending on where you are in the world, according to NASA. The eclipse, which will occur on Sunday, Sept. 21, will not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the next solar eclipse? Earlier today, a deep ...