We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

By that metric, the ESA’s Gaia mission is a resounding success. The spacecraft gave us a precise, 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy and has forced us to abandon old ideas and replace them with compelling ...

Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most extreme environments in our galaxy, and have studied previous flaring events ...

This information includes stellar movements, luminosities, temperatures, and compositions, allowing scientists to reconstruct the history and structure of our galaxy. The mission has enabled the ...

The ESA will passivate Gaia on 27 March 2025, the one-of-a-kind observatory craft that unravelled many of the Milky Way's ...

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