More than 37,000 mi. above Earth, the European Space Agency, with the launch of the Proba-3 mission, will use a pair of finely maneuvering satellites to gain more insight into why the Sun’s corona burns so hot. The satellites, designed to operate in tandem, took off at 4:04 p.m. local time (5:34 a.m...
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