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Pic shows 96,000-kg Chinese space station transiting Sun
short by Anmol Sharma / on Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
China's Tiangong space station was seen transiting the Sun on Tuesday, with Greek astronomer Anthony Ayiomamitis sharing a picture of the same. "The 96,000-kg outpost (1/3rd the size of the ISS by volume) crossed the Sun in only 0.69 seconds," he told SpaceWeather. In the picture, several sunspots can also be seen.
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