Total Solar Eclipses—in which the sun is blocked from view by the moon—are precious events. After Monday's spectacular, the next worldwide occurrence will not be until late 2026, and the US will not ...

On Earth, total solar eclipses are relatively rare celestial phenomena. Months often pass between them, and even then, astronomers and stargazers have to travel around the globe to witness them. For ...

Total solar eclipses are rare, but exactly how rare is now up for debate after the European Space Agency debuted the first images today (June 16) from two new satellites that together operate as an ...

First came Solar Orbiter, the ESA and NASA mission that revealed the sun's poles for the first time in early June 2025. Then came Proba-3, less than a week later. It's another European mission, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Human beings have long lived in awe of the vast and starry skies — particularly during a solar eclipse, wherein the very laws of nature feel inverted. Before modern astronomy, solar eclipses were ...

Every 18 months or so, the Moon perfectly aligns with our view of the Sun, obscuring the face of the star. Although it lasts for a few minutes, a total solar eclipse is the perfect opportunity for ...

BENGALURU, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency on Thursday launched Proba-3, a cutting-edge Sun-observing mission, aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation's flagship rocket. The launch ...

The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission has achieved something no other mission—or synchronized swimmer—has before: autonomous, precision formation flying in space with millimeter accuracy. ESA’s ...