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Home Space Space News This pair of satellites is going to create an artificial solar eclipse By Georgina Torbet Published December 3, 2024 Proba-3 spacecraft aligned above Earth ESA - P. Carril ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has achieved a rather unusual feat, successfully creating and maintaining artificial solar eclipses in space with its Proba-3 mission.