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

On June 16, 2025, theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) unveiled groundbreaking images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the solar corona, thanks to its Proba-3 mission. This mission achieved an incredible feat ...

Today, the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission unveils its first images of the sun's outer atmosphere—the solar corona. The mission's two satellites, able to fly as a single spacecraft thanks to a ...

ESA’s Proba-3 mission uses twin satellites to create artificial solar eclipses in space, capturing detailed images of the Sun’s corona.

UPDATE: Proba-3 launched successfully Thursday morning at 5:34 A.M. EST (10:34 GMT). You can watch a replay of the launch here.. In a fabulous feat of formation flying, the European Space Agency ...

Proba-3 consists of two solar-powered spacecraft based on ESA’s standard Proba platform. The larger of the two is the Coronagraph. Weighing 340 kilograms (750 lb) ...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 is gearing up for launch on Wednesday at 5:38 a.m. ET. The double-satellite mission will liftoff from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India ...

The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission comprises a pair of satellites that will orbit the sun to give an unprecedented view of its outer atmosphere, or corona. The aim is to help scientists ...

Proba-3 scientists expect the project will begin pushing out its eclipse observations "in about four months." Explore More. Astronomy The Sun Eclipse. Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox.

A launch vehicle carrying two Proba-3 spacecraft takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, on Dec. 5. The Proba-3 satellites are designed to create artificial solar eclipses ...

PROBA-3 consists of two independent, three-axis stabilised spacecraft - the Coronagraph Spacecraft or CSC, which is 310 kg and the Occulter Spacecraft or OSC, which is 240 kg.

Proba-3, a two-satellite system developed over more than a decade, is designed to last two years. It lifted off aboard ISRO’s PSLV-XL rocket at 1034 GMT.