ESA is launching two satellites on a world-first mission to create a man-made solar eclipse
ESA says the "Proba-3" mission will be the first to create an artificial eclipse in a bid to better understand solar weather.
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Proba-3 is a dual probe technological demonstration mission by the European Space Agency devoted to high precision formation flying to achieve scientific coronagraphy. It is part of the series of PROBA satellites that are being used to validate new spacecraft technologies and concepts while also carrying scientific instruments.
ESA says the "Proba-3" mission will be the first to create an artificial eclipse in a bid to better understand solar weather.