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 ...

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

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.

What is a solar eclipse? A total solar eclipse in Madras, Oregon, in 2017 (Picture: AFP) Solar eclipses don’t sound like much – they happen when the Moon comes between us and the Sun.

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.

NASA explains how a safely view a 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse. WARNING: People should always use protective solar eclipse eyewear when viewing a solar eclipse. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flig ...

The European Space Agency revealed that a mission to create an artificial eclipse was a success. The photos will allow scientists to study the sun's corona.

ESA has found a way to make its own solar eclipses more or less on demand and all it took was a pair of robotic spacecraft flying in a formation precise to within a millimeter of each other ...

The European Space Agency revealed that a mission to create an artificial eclipse was a success. The photos will allow scientists to study the sun's corona.

A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying ...

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