🌞 Discover how the European Space Agency (ESA) created the world’s first artificial total solar eclipse using two satellites flying in perfect formation.

Today we break down the groundbreaking Proba-3 mission, the technology behind its millimeter-precise satellite formation flying, and how it’s revolutionizing our understanding of the Sun’s corona, solar wind, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs).

📌 Key Topics Covered:

• What is Proba-3?
• How artificial eclipses work
• The ASPIICS instrument and solar corona imaging
• Space weather forecasting and CMEs
• Real-world impacts on Earth: GPS, power grids & communications
• ESA’s vision for autonomous formation flying
  

🚀 Launched: December 5, 2024 from Sriharikota, India
🔬 Lead Organization: European Space Agency (ESA)
🔧 Tech Partners: Sener Aerospace, GMV, Airbus Defence, Redwire, Spacebel

👇 Related Resources:
🔗 ESA Mission Page: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Proba-3
🔗 Learn About Solar Eclipses: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/overview/
🔗 What is Space Weather: https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Weather

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