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

One of the ways that scientists study solar wind—charged particles streaming from the sun’s surface—is by observing the sun’s outer atmosphere, called the corona. But because the sun is so blindingly ...

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

In a dazzling first, two European spacecraft —flying in millimeter-perfect formation — have created an artificial solar ...

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

Twin satellites fly 150 meters apart with millimeter precision, allowing detailed observation of the Sun's corona during long ...

More specifically, with the Moon blotting out the main disk of the Sun, we can see details and features in the solar ...

The first images from the ESA's Proba-3 mission have captured the Sun's mysterious corona by creating artificial eclipses in ...

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

The European Space Agency (ESA) has achieved a rather unusual feat, successfully creating and maintaining artificial solar ...

Two satellites have delicately pulled off an artificial solar eclipse, giving scientists a new look at the Sun's outer ...