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Gaia untangles the starry strings of the Milky Way

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Jupiter's largest moons
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Astronomers spy Europa blocking distant star – thanks to Ga…

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Gaia starts mapping our galaxy’s bar

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Gaia mapping the stars of the Milky Way
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Gaia’s biggest operation since launch

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Pinpointing Gaia from Earth
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Observing Gaia from Earth to improve its star maps

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Future motions of the Milky Way, Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies
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Gaia clocks new speeds for Milky Way-Andromeda collision

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Gaia astronomical revolution

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Artist’s impression of crystallisation in white dwarf
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Gaia reveals how Sun-like stars turn solid after their demi…

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A major event in the formation of the Milky Way
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Galactic ghosts: Gaia uncovers major event in the formation…

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Sprinting stars in the Milky Way
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Gaia spots stars flying between galaxies

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Artist impression of ‘Oumuamua
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Gaia finds candidates for interstellar ‘Oumuamua’s home

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Perturbations in the Milky Way
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Gaia hints at our Galaxy’s turbulent life

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About Gaia

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Measuring the Milky Way

Guide to our Galaxy Cosmic distances Parallax Spectroscopy Radial velocity Proper motion

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Gaia overview

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Gaia factsheet

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How many stars are there in the Universe?

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The billion-pixel camera

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Vodcast: Charting the Galaxy - from Hipparcos to Gaia

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