Gaia Observatory
The Disk of the Milky Way is Warped Because it Already Collided With Another Galaxy
Using data from the second Gaia data release, a team of astronomers has demonstrated that the "warp" in our galaxy…
Thanks to Gaia, we Now Know Exactly How Big Europa is
The ESA's Gaia mission recently allowed astronomers to catch a glimpse of Europa as it passed in front of a…
Gaia Mission is Mapping Out the Bar at the Center of the Milky Way
The latest discovery to come from Gaia's years of observing the Milky Way is the first 3D measurements of our…
Voyager and Pioneer’s Grand Tour of the Milky Way
A new study takes a look at where the Voyager and Pioneer probes might one day venture to as they…
A New Technique to Figure Out How Old Stars Are
Our understanding of the universe, and of the Milky Way, is built on an edifice of individual pieces of knowledge,…
In the far Future our Sun will Turn Into a Solid Crystalline White Dwarf. Here’s How it’ll Happen
New research using some of the latest Gaia mission data has revealed what happens to stars like our Sun once…
Gaia Sees Stars Out in Deep Space, Flying Between Galaxies
Based on Gaia's second data release, a team of astronomers from the Leiden Observatory have observed hyper-velocity stars that appear…
Astronomers are Tracking the Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua to its Home System
An international team of astronomers have used data from the Gaia satellite to backtrack 'Oumuamua to one of four star…
This is a 3D map of 400,000 Hot Massive Stars Located Within 10,000 Light-Years From the Sun, Thanks to Gaia!
The latest gem to come from the second release of Gaia data is a 3D map that shows the positions…
There are so Many Water-Worlds Out There
According to new research that was presented at the 2018 Goldschmidt Conference, "water worlds" may be more common than previously…