{"id":133111,"date":"2024-12-04T06:14:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T23:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133111"},"modified":"2024-12-04T06:14:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T23:14:21","slug":"double-spacecraft-mission-will-create-solar-eclipses-on-demand-to-study-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133111","title":{"rendered":"Double spacecraft mission will create solar eclipses on demand to study the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">ESA&#8217;s Proba-3 mission includes two spacecraft flying in tandem to cast a shadow, creating an eclipse to study the solar corona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Europe&#8217;s two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/solar-eclipse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eclipse<\/a>-creating spacecraft are set to launch from India on Wednesday, beginning a mission that will require precision spaceflight down to the millimeter.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European<\/a> Space Agency Proba-3 mission will launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a>, at 4:38 p.m. local time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Proba, which is Latin for &#8220;let&#8217;s try,&#8221; is another mission from an ESA program dedicated to precision satellite flying. According to the ESA, achieving precise formation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spaceflight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spaceflight<\/a> will open &#8220;a whole new era for science and applications&#8221; on a much larger scale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Probe-3 consists of two spacecraft that will work in tandem as one spacecraft casts a controlled shadow, creating an eclipse for the other spacecraft.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/proba-3_occulter_eclipsing_sun_for_coronagraph_spacecraft-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/proba-3_occulter_eclipsing_sun_for_coronagraph_spacecraft-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/proba-3_occulter_eclipsing_sun_for_coronagraph_spacecraft-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/proba-3_occulter_eclipsing_sun_for_coronagraph_spacecraft-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/proba-3_occulter_eclipsing_sun_for_coronagraph_spacecraft-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/proba-3_occulter_eclipsing_sun_for_coronagraph_spacecraft-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/proba-3_occulter_eclipsing_sun_for_coronagraph_spacecraft-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The two spacecraft of Proba-3 fly in precise formation about 150 m apart to form an external coronagraph in space, one spacecraft eclipsing the Sun to allow the second to study the otherwise invisible solar corona.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The two spacecraft of Proba-3 fly in precise formation about 150 m apart to form an external coronagraph in space, one spacecraft eclipsing the Sun to allow the second to study the otherwise invisible solar corona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (ESA-P. Carril)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">An eclipse is the only time you can observe the ghostly corona or the Sun&#8217;s outer atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While eclipses of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a> on Earth happen about every 18 months, Proba-3 will be able to create one on demand. The Coronagraph spacecraft and the other Occulter spacecraft will fly in formation using the Coronagraph to block out the solar disk and obtain views of the corona.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/288\/162\/Screenshot-2024-04-07-140114.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/576\/324\/Screenshot-2024-04-07-140114.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/720\/405\/Screenshot-2024-04-07-140114.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1440\/810\/Screenshot-2024-04-07-140114.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/668\/376\/Screenshot-2024-04-07-140114.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1336\/752\/Screenshot-2024-04-07-140114.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/668\/376\/Screenshot-2024-04-07-140114.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, was photographed from Madras, Oregon. The black circle in the middle is the Moon. Surrounding it are white streams of light belonging to the Sun\u2019s outer atmosphere, called the corona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani \/ NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the ESA, the spacecraft will fly 150 meters apart with precision down to the thickness of a fingernail. The pair must maintain this dance for every six hours within a 19.5-hour orbit.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Proba-3 will also test sensors and algorithms for a rendezvous in an elliptical orbit, which could be used for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/mars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars<\/a> sample retrieval mission with NASA.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After liftoff, the Proba-3 spacecraft are expected to separate from the rocket 18 minutes later and establish contact with ground stations in Europe about 15 minutes later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/esa-spacecraft-mission-artificial-solar-eclipse-sun\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESA&#8217;s Proba-3 mission includes two spacecraft flying in tandem to cast a shadow, creating an eclipse to study the solar corona.\u00a0 Europe&#8217;s two eclipse-creating spacecraft are set to launch from &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133111\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}