Proba-3 Mission Set to Create ‘Solar Eclipses on Demand' Written 11 December 2024
In This Section
PROBA-3 artistic rendering. | Credit: ESA - P. Carril; Wikipedia; Fair Use
The Washington Post reports, “A space-exploration organization solved a technological feat more than a decade in the making — launching a pair of satellites capable of creating artificial solar eclipses. It is considered a breakthrough development in solar physics, according to scientists and the European Space Agency, which oversaw the Proba-3 mission and its launch last Thursday in India. Through a precise flying formation, the satellites will create a six-hour window for scientists to research the sun’s outer atmosphere — an opportunity previously restricted.”
Full Story (Washington Post)