Proba-3's first artificial solar eclipse

by sohkamyungon 6/18/2025, 12:15 PMwith 7 comments

by hifikunoon 6/20/2025, 11:36 PM

I know technology has come a long way, but it is amazing to me that they can fly two hunks of metal through space and align their positions down to a millimetre, while being a footy field and a half apart.

I wouldn't even know where to begin to tackle a problem like that.

by prats226on 6/21/2025, 12:32 AM

Why aren't telescopes built this way?