These two spacecraft, part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission, are set to do what no other satellites have done before: create solar eclipses on demand. The stakes are high.

Two European satellites have been launched into orbit to mark the start of a project to create artificial solar eclipses in space.

A pair of satellites launched by the European Space Agency on Thursday will create the first artificial solar eclipses, allowing scientists to study the sun’s outer atmosphere for longer periods ...

A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space. Each fake eclipse should last six hours ...

A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space. Each fake eclipse should last six hours ...