1st-of-its-kind European spacecraft duo will create mini eclipses in space, transforming how we study the sun

Later this year, the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission will send two spacecraft into orbit around Earth. By aligning the probes, researchers will create 6-hour-long mini eclipses, allowing the sun's atmosphere to be studied like never before.

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