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We've seen dozens and dozens of photos and videos of Friday's solar eclipse, but most of them have one thing in common: They're taken from Earth.

The European Space Agency posted an image of the eclipse as seen from an entirely different perspective: space. The agency's sun-watching Proba-2 mini-satellite took this photo Friday, using extreme ultraviolet wavelengths to capture the sun's corona.

When the moon passes through the Earth's shadow, it causes the moon to look very unusual for a short period of time. This event is called a lunar eclipse, and it occurs roughly twice a year. There's one viewable to folks outside of North America on June 15, so sit back and learn more about how lunar eclipses work in this video!

On September 27th, 2015 there will be a very rare event in the night sky - a supermoon lunar eclipse. Watch this animated feature to learn more.

This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11981

Science expert Emerald Robinson explains what a lunar eclipse is and how it
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Science expert Emerald Robinson explains what a solar eclipse is.To view over
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In this spell-binding series, Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most stunning locations on Earth to describe how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the Solar System.