News Space A spacecraft duo will fly in formation to create artificial solar eclipses ESA’s Proba-3 mission will demonstrate precision flying and study the sun’s mysterious corona The two Proba-3 spacecraft (illustrated) will be the first to fly in precision formation, which will let them make observations of the sun that are nearly impossible any other way. P. Carril/ESA Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Lisa Grossman December 5, 2024 at 5:53 am A pair of spacecraft just launched to create hundreds of artificial solar eclipses in orbit.