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Gaia untangles the starry strings of the Milky Way

28/08/2019 7854 views 121 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 8335 views 118 likes
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Gaia starts mapping our galaxy’s bar

16/07/2019 6233 views 96 likes
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Gaia mapping the stars of the Milky Way
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Gaia’s biggest operation since launch

15/07/2019 6300 views 140 likes
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Pinpointing Gaia from Earth
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Observing Gaia from Earth to improve its star maps

02/05/2019 4237 views 86 likes
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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

07/02/2019 18170 views 161 likes
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Gaia astronomical revolution

22/10/2019 2738 views 68 likes
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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…

09/01/2019 11011 views 160 likes
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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…

31/10/2018 18725 views 180 likes
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Sprinting stars in the Milky Way
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Gaia spots stars flying between galaxies

02/10/2018 17798 views 180 likes
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Artist impression of ‘Oumuamua
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Gaia finds candidates for interstellar ‘Oumuamua’s home

25/09/2018 7886 views 107 likes
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Perturbations in the Milky Way
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Gaia hints at our Galaxy’s turbulent life

19/09/2018 12079 views 185 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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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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