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European Space Agency, Artificial solar eclipse

Artificial solar eclipse created by 'driverless' spacecraft in world first
The European Space Agency's synchronised flight allowed a satellite to cast an 8cm-wide shadow onto its sister craft flying 150 metres away.
Next total solar eclipse won't be seen in lower 48 states of U.S. until years from now
Seeing a total solar eclipse can be even more impressive than witnessing the aurora borealis, but it will be quite a while before people across North America are able to witness a total eclipse without traveling.
Artificial solar eclipse engineered in Europe offers new look at Sun
Two satellites have delicately pulled off an artificial solar eclipse, giving scientists a new look at the Sun's outer atmosphere.
How two satellites are mimicking total solar eclipses in space
A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise formation flying in space, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists.
European satellites succeed in creating artificial solar eclipse
A European space agency created the first "artificial total solar eclipse" using a pair of satellites on Monday.
Satellites align to create 'artificial total solar eclipse,' photos show
The European Space Agency revealed that a mission to create an artificial eclipse was a success. The photos will allow scientists to study the sun's corona.
A fake solar eclipse? European satellites photograph ‘eclipse-making’ mission
What does an artificial eclipse look like? One space agency's satellites recently accomplished this task as part of a mission to study the sun's corona.
See the Beauty of an Artificial Solar Eclipse, Created With a First-of-Its-Kind, 'Perfect' Satellite Formation
One of the ways that scientists study solar wind—charged particles streaming from the sun’s surface—is by observing the sun’s outer atmosphere, called the corona. But because the sun is so blindingly bright,
First artificial solar eclipse captured in orbit
It was captured by two satellites flying in precise formation, with one spacecraft positioned 150 meters ahead of the other.
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I'll only allow clapping on a solar eclipse flight: Here's what it was like onboard
Usually I’m not a fan of this kind of clapping, but for the solar eclipse, I could make the exception. Delta’s representatives told me it was a cross-company effort to get the flight I was on ...
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Flight delays and traffic jams: How the solar eclipse is likely to affect air travel
it is safe for planes to fly during a solar eclipse. Some airlines even used the eclipse as a selling point, offering flights along the path of totality. For instance, a Delta Air Lines flight ...
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I took the solar eclipse flight. Here's my journey at 30,000 feet.
Total solar eclipses happen somewhere around the ... Credit: Delta For the eclipse flight, Delta worked with the Federal Aviation Administration to design a flight path with special turns in ...
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FPV Flight Through a Solar Eclipse A Thrilling Experience
The second offers a thrilling FPV flight through a solar eclipse, capturing the excitement of flying during such a rare event. The third video features a long-range FPV test flight that goes ...
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Do bats take flight during a solar eclipse? Here’s what we learned.
The 2024 total solar eclipse provided some answers. Mexican free-tailed bats fly out of Frio Cave, Texas, on April 6, 2024. Photographer Babak Tafreshi used a fish-eye lens and soft flashes to ...