The path of totality will carve an arc of darkness across the surface of our planet – at the height of the August tourist ...

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 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 ...

Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, but different factors ...

Using an engineering feat never before accomplished scientists have created artificial solar eclipses, so that they can view ...

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.

Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our sun much quicker than ...

According to NASA, the Moon turns red during an eclipse because of how the Sun's light interacts with Earth's atmosphere. As ...

Dubbed Proba-3, the $210 million (€181 million) mission has generated 10 successful solar eclipses so far during the ongoing checkout phase. #EuropeNews ...

And soon, a group of scientists can say they have. A UK-led space mission will see astronomers blot out the Sun by using a ...

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