Proba-2

Zombie ISON ‘Behaving Like A Comet’, Stunned Astronomers Say

Talk about the Comeback Kid. After Comet C/2012 S1 ISON rounded the sun yesterday afternoon, professional astronomers around the world looked…

11 years ago

Spacecraft Witnesses Solar Eclipse x 3

On the ground, the total solar eclipse of November 13/14, 2012 was only visible to only to observers in northern…

12 years ago

Stunning Timelapse: Spacecraft Capture the Transit of Venus

Here's the entire 7-hour transit of Venus across the face of the Sun - shown in several views -- in…

12 years ago

The May 2012 Annular Eclipse as Seen From Space

[/caption] Here's a few unique vantage points of seeing the annular solar eclipse on May 20/21 2012. Above, one of…

13 years ago

Great View! January 4 Solar Eclipse As Seen From Space

Here’s a unique view of the January 4 partial solar eclipse: ESA’s sun-watching microsatellite Proba-2 captured the conjunction of the…

14 years ago