Mimicking a Solar Eclipse in space

During a solar eclipse the Earth is plunged into darkness and the Suns ghostly atmosphere becomes visible. Scientists travel the globe to experience total solar eclipses, which occur for just a few minutes at a time every 18 months or so. But what exactly causes solar eclipses, and how do scientists try to make their own, including with ESAs new Proba-3 mission?

Timestaps of the video:
00:00 - 00:32 - Intro
00:33 - 01:45 - How do solar eclipses happen?
01:46 - 02:45 - How do we know anything about the solar corona given that eclipses occur so rarely?
02:46 - 04:00 - How can we create a perfect artificial solar eclipse in space?

Credits: ESA - European Space Agency
Videos: ESA, NASA, Solar Orbiter/EUI (ESA/NASA), SOHO/LASCO (ESA/NASA), ESA-Magic Fennec, Getty Images

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