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The European Space Agency (ESA) shared the first images snapped by the Proba-3 mission meant to observe the Sun's corona.

The spacecraft on the Sun-side is the Occulter, designed to block the solar disk for the Earth-side craft: the Coronagraph.

Two satellites just carefully lined up to form a perfect "artificial total solar eclipse" in orbit. The results are stunning.

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

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

Two satellites’ highly precise alignment allows scientists to study the sun’s outer atmosphere like never before ...

The Proba-3 mission, consisting of two spacecraft that fly in close formation to study the sun, has returned images of the ...

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

In a groundbreaking achievement, the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission has captured unprecedented images of the Sun's ...

The European Space Agency has spearheaded a £154 million effort to understand the Sun's corona, which could provide ...

Two spacecraft, about 1.5 metres in size, synchronised so neatly in outer space that they managed to cover the Sun and create ...