Legendary Gaia Spacecraft Maps Entire Galaxy, Promptly Retires
The intrepid mapping mission has collected more than three trillion observations that'll change the way we see our neck of ...
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It's the end for Gaia: the mapping of the Milky Way comes to an end
The Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) has officially ceased its scientific operations after 12 years of service ...
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RIP Gaia: Revolutionary Mission That Mapped The Galaxy To Come To An End This Week
The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has almost completely depleted the cold gas propellant that kept it spinning and ...
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Gaia's Farewell Gift Is The Best Milky Way Map We've Ever Seen
We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.
Got a telescope? Bid farewell to ESA's retiring Milky Way mapper
In the meantime, there remains a chance to glimpse Gaia through a small telescope before its final retirement. Uwe Lammers, ...
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Goodnight, Gaia! ESA spacecraft shuts down after 12 years of Milky Way mapping
Issues delivered straight to your door "I expect Gaia's best results are still to come." ...
ESA spacecraft Gaia releases the best Milky Way map before shutting down after 12 years
The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft concludes its 12-year mission to map the Milky Way, leaving behind a legacy of ...
Last starlight for Gaia as it completes sky-scanning mission phase
The European Space Agency's Milky Way-mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than 3 ...
Gaia's Mission Nears Its End
Soon, the Gaia spacecraft will leave orbit and begin its retirement in the depths of space. In the last 10 years, it has ...
Farewell Gaia! ESA's Decade-Old Telescope Retires After Delivering Best Map Of The Milky Way
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia telescope has completed its objective - making the most detailed and precise map of ...
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Gaia continues quest for the ultimate sky map
Europe's Gaia telescope has dropped its latest batch of data as it seeks to assemble the largest catalogue of light sources in the sky. It is becoming a discovery machine like no other.