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"Miracle" Sees ESA Establish Contact With Lost Artificial Eclipse Spacecraft That Went Silent Last MonthProba-3's pair of spacecraft will be in a highly elliptical orbit around Earth, performing formation flying manoeuvres as well as scientific studies of the solar corona through creating prolonged solar eclipses on demand. The Occulter spacecraft has solar panels on its Sun-facing side while the Coronagraph has a side panel beyond the shadow the Occulter will cast.

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"Miracle" Sees ESA Establish Contact With Lost Artificial Eclipse Spacecraft That Went Silent Last MonthProba-3's pair of spacecraft will be in a highly elliptical orbit around Earth, performing formation flying manoeuvres as well as scientific studies of the solar corona through creating prolonged solar eclipses on demand. The Occulter spacecraft has solar panels on its Sun-facing side while the Coronagraph has a side panel beyond the shadow the Occulter will cast.
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"Miracle" Sees ESA Establish Contact With Lost Artificial Eclipse Spacecraft That Went Silent Last Month

clock-iconMarch 23, 2026

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Watch As ESA's Artificial Eclipse Maker Catches 3 Solar Prominences Erupting One After AnotherAgainst a dark background, the Sun’s disc is shown in dark orange, as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. A thin halo of yellow light surrounds the Sun, giving it a luminous outline against the dark background of space. This yellow outline shows the Sun’s inner corona, as captured by Proba-3. Also in yellow a large proinence has just emerged from the solar disc.

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Watch As ESA's Artificial Eclipse Maker Catches 3 Solar Prominences Erupting One After AnotherAgainst a dark background, the Sun’s disc is shown in dark orange, as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. A thin halo of yellow light surrounds the Sun, giving it a luminous outline against the dark background of space. This yellow outline shows the Sun’s inner corona, as captured by Proba-3. Also in yellow a large proinence has just emerged from the solar disc.
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Watch As ESA's Artificial Eclipse Maker Catches 3 Solar Prominences Erupting One After Another

clock-iconJanuary 23, 2026
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Solar Eclipses On Command? That's Now A RealityA fuzzy shadow sit in front of the sun as hair like structure of the corona are made visible

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Solar Eclipses On Command? That's Now A RealityA fuzzy shadow sit in front of the sun as hair like structure of the corona are made visible
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Solar Eclipses On Command? That's Now A Reality

clock-iconJune 16, 2025
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Next Year Will See Two Satellites Combine To Create An Artificial Solar Eclipse For First TimeOne of the two Proba-3 satellites covers the sun, blocking its light from the other satellite to create an artificial solar eclipse

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Next Year Will See Two Satellites Combine To Create An Artificial Solar Eclipse For First TimeOne of the two Proba-3 satellites covers the sun, blocking its light from the other satellite to create an artificial solar eclipse
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Next Year Will See Two Satellites Combine To Create An Artificial Solar Eclipse For First Time

clock-iconDecember 27, 2024
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How Do You Create A Solar Eclipse In Space On Demand? ESA Is About To Show UsThe two spacecraft are shown on the suny side of the earth, with one casting a shadow on the other. The Earth is shown as enormous and the Sun incredibly closer than it actuall is

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How Do You Create A Solar Eclipse In Space On Demand? ESA Is About To Show UsThe two spacecraft are shown on the suny side of the earth, with one casting a shadow on the other. The Earth is shown as enormous and the Sun incredibly closer than it actuall is
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How Do You Create A Solar Eclipse In Space On Demand? ESA Is About To Show Us

clock-iconDecember 5, 2024
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