{"id":137608,"date":"2024-12-16T08:23:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T01:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137608"},"modified":"2024-12-16T08:23:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T01:23:10","slug":"europe-launches-mission-to-create-simulated-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137608","title":{"rendered":"Europe Launches Mission to Create Simulated Solar Eclipse"},"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 id=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"wsw\">\n<p>Two European satellites were recently launched on a mission that will include a <strong>simulated<\/strong> total solar eclipse.<\/p>\n<p>The European Space Agency (ESA) launched the satellites on December 5 from southern India aboard an Indian-built rocket.<\/p>\n<p>ESA says its Proba-3 mission aims to demonstrate <strong>precision <\/strong>formation flying abilities as the two satellites travel together in a fixed position.<\/p>\n<p>The two satellites are set to separate and fly 150 meters apart in about a month when they reach their target area high above Earth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating simulated solar eclipse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In one of the mission\u2019s major experiments, the two spacecraft will carry out a series of <strong>artificial<\/strong> total solar eclipses. A shadow created by one satellite will permit the other to observe sun activity while blocking out the sun itself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<figure class=\"media-image js-media-expand\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This artist illustration show the European Space Agency's Proba-3 satellites, which will operate from a high orbit above Earth. (Image Credit: ESA-P. Carril)\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/360070d9-0111-47a6-876d-6629289d52e7_w250_r0_s.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<span class=\"caption\">This artist illustration show the European Space Agency&#8217;s Proba-3 satellites, which will operate from a high orbit above Earth. (Image Credit: ESA-P. Carril)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The goal of this operation is to give scientists the chance to study the sun\u2019s outermost atmosphere, known as the corona. The corona is difficult to observe because of the brightness of the sun.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists have repeatedly tried to study this part of the sun from observations on Earth during real total solar eclipses. But those eclipses do not happen often and usually only last up to five minutes. The Proba-3 team plans to carry out total eclipses at least twice a week, with each lasting up to six hours.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists say repeated studies of the corona can help provide new information about how solar activity influences Earth. For example, the project could help scientists better understand why the corona is so much hotter than the sun itself, and how the sun&#8217;s energy output changes over time.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, intense solar activity can result in geomagnetic storms, which can cause difficulties for power and communication systems on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For six hours at a time, it will be able to see the sun&#8217;s <strong>faint <\/strong>atmosphere, the corona, in the hard-to-observe region between the sun&#8217;s edge and 1.4 million kilometers from its surface,&#8221; ESA said in a pre-launch statement.<\/p>\n<p>Mission leaders say the eclipse experiments will require extreme precision \u2013 within just one millimeter \u2013 to effectively position the spacecraft. To keep their position, the satellites will depend on <strong>GPS<\/strong>, laser systems and radio links.<\/p>\n<p>ESA <a class=\"wsw__a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Enabling_Support\/Space_Engineering_Technology\/Proba-3\/Proba-3_Flying_two_spacecraft_is_harder_than_one\">said<\/a> in a statement, \u201cProba-3 is very different because our satellites will be flying just one-and-a-half football fields away from each other during active formation flying.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<figure class=\"media-image js-media-expand\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This image provided by the European Space Agency shows a pair of probes creating an artificial total solar eclipse through formation flying. (European Space Agency via AP)\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/bbde889c-e25f-413f-9e51-3a6ecea91313_cx0_cy8_cw100_w250_r0_s.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<span class=\"caption\">This image provided by the European Space Agency shows a pair of probes creating an artificial total solar eclipse through formation flying. (European Space Agency via AP)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Esther Bastida Pertegaz is a systems engineer on the Proba-3 mission. She said in a video, &#8220;The corona of the sun &#8230; has been very poorly investigated. One of the things we really want to understand is &#8230; how do coronal mass ejections or solar wind <strong>originate<\/strong> in this area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The $210 million project is being supported by over 40 European companies, Reuters news agency reports. These include SENER Aerospace, Redwire Space, and Airbus Defence and Space.<\/p>\n<p>ESA says Proba-3 will aim for at least 1,000 hours of \u201con demand\u201d totality during its two-year operation. Once the mission is complete, both satellites will continually drop lower until they burn up in the atmosphere. Officials said that would likely happen within five years.<\/p>\n<p>ESA has said other orbits of Proba-3 \u2013 besides the eclipse experiments \u2013 will be carried out to demonstrate a range of precise formation flying to help support future missions.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Bryan Lynn.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bryan Lynn wrote this story for VOA Learning English, based on reports from The Associated Press, Reuters and the European Space Agency. <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<div id=\"quizId7900420\" class=\"quiz quiz--embedded\">\n<h2>Quiz &#8211; Europe Launches Mission to Create Simulated Solar Eclipse<\/h2>\n<div class=\"quiz__body quiz__body--flex quiz__body--embedded\">\n<div class=\"quiz__main-img\">\n<figure class=\"media-image js-media-expand\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/4c5d5ab0-bf62-49a4-8c60-5d9ddbf915a7_cx4_cy22_cw77_w250_r1.jpg\" alt=\"Quiz - Europe Launches Mission to Create Simulated Solar Eclipse\"\/><br \/>\n<span class=\"ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded hidden\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quiz__intro m-t-md ta-c\">\n<h4 class=\"fs-xl\">Start the Quiz to find out<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wsw__h2\">Words in This Story<\/h2>\n<p><strong>simulate<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><em>\u2013 v.<\/em> to do or make something that behaves or looks like something real but is not<\/p>\n<p><strong>precise <\/strong><em>\u2013 adj.<\/em> exact<\/p>\n<p><strong>artificial<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><em>\u2013<\/em> <em>adj. <\/em>something created by a machine and not a natural process<\/p>\n<p><strong>faint<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><em>\u2013 adj. <\/em>very light; hard to see<\/p>\n<p><strong>GPS<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><em>\u2013 n.<\/em> a system built to follow the movements of something with an electronically-powered piece of equipment<\/p>\n<p><strong>originate<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><em>\u2013 v.<\/em> where something begins<\/p>\n<\/div>\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:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/europe-launches-mission-to-create-simulated-solar-eclipse\/7900218.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two European satellites were recently launched on a mission that will include a simulated total solar eclipse. 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