The Proba-3 mission consists of two spacecraft that will fly in close formation to study the sun, with the shadow of one ...

A telescope for detailed study of the solar corona has been successfully installed on the International Space Station (ISS).

An annular eclipse is the only opportunity to study the sun’s corona (the outermost region of the solar atmosphere) from the ground. The bright photosphere of the sun usually makes it impossible ...

The total solar eclipse a few weeks ago saw some stupendous ... Maine captured images of the sun’s outer atmosphere, its corona, during the darkness of totality when the moon blocked the sun ...

NASA’s Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) is ready to launch to the International Space Station to reveal new details ...

during the total solar eclipse on 8 April, in which they will study the sun’s corona. Expectations are sky high for this total solar eclipse because totality – when the sun is entirely covered ...

The diamond reappears and expands the light back to its normal blinding intensity, and the corona is hidden once more. How do you safely view the solar eclipse? If you are planning on watching the ...

The next total solar eclipse widely visible from ... and a view of the corona (middle) Partial eclipse: The Moon progressively covers the Sun's disc. Everything gets darker and darker.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Solar eclipse glasses are so important, but on April 8, some people in ...

Proba-3 mission heads to India for its December launch date Satellites will create artificial eclipses to study solar corona ESA’s innovative Proba-3 set for flight after years of development ...