Two spacecraft created their first images of an artificial solar eclipse
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The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission is using two spacecraft to create artificial solar eclipses in space. By precisely aligning the satellites, one blocks the sun's light for the other, allowing detailed observations of the sun's mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona. This innovative approach will enable frequent, long-duration eclipse studies to help scientists better understand the corona's extreme temperature and other solar mysteries.
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