Proba-3: seeing through shadow to view Sun’s corona
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 03:31
in Astronomy & Space
Every 18 months or so, scientists and sensation-seekers gather at set points on Earth’s surface, to await awe-inspiring solar eclipses. The Moon briefly blocks the Sun, revealing its mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona. Though what if researchers could induce such eclipses at will?