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The warped disc of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Milky Way’s warp caused by galactic collision, Gaia suggests

02/03/2020 9813 views 93 likes
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Stellar pair discovered in Gaia16aye microlensing event
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Global Gaia campaign reveals secrets of stellar pair

21/01/2020 3863 views 34 likes
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Gaia astronomical revolution

22/10/2019 3793 views 83 likes
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Gaia untangles the starry strings of the Milky Way

28/08/2019 8604 views 123 likes
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Jupiter's largest moons
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Astronomers spy Europa blocking distant star – thanks to Ga…

25/07/2019 8730 views 120 likes
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Gaia starts mapping our galaxy’s bar

16/07/2019 6851 views 97 likes
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About Gaia

The legend of Gaia Science objectives

Measuring the Milky Way

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

Spacecraft and Instruments

Spacecraft overview Telescopes Science instruments Service module

Mission Operations

Journey to orbit Spinning in space Who operates Gaia?

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Hubble's Deep Field Image provided the first clues about numbers of stars
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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

Vodcast: Charting the Galaxy - from Hipparcos to Gaia

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