The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut down after 11 years in space. But the research on data Gaia collected will ...
Today astronomers are saying goodbye to a remarkable spacecraft: a telescope that has observed nearly two billion stars in its 12-year life. The Gaia Observatory from the European Space Agency (ESA) ...
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On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut down its communication systems and central computer and said goodbye to this ...