Gaia spacecraft
Gaia has Already Given Us 5 New Insights Into the Milky Way
The European Space Agency launched the Gaia mission in 2013. The mission's overall goal was to discover the history of…
4 years ago
Thanks to a Massive Release from Gaia, we now Know Where 1.7 BILLION Stars are in the Milky Way
Thanks to the second release of Gaia data, we now know the positions, distances and motions of 1.7 billion stars…
7 years ago
Chinese Astronomers Spot Two New Hypervelocity Stars
A team of Chinese astronomers has just discovered two new hypervelocity stars, a rare type of star that is still…
7 years ago
The Orbit of Earth will be Hiding Earth 2.0
According to a new study by a Russian scientist, the Sun's own motion around the Solar System's center of mass…
7 years ago
Now We Know When Stars Will Be Passing Through the Oort Cloud
Based on data provided by the Gaia mission, a new study has indicated when close encounters will take place between…
7 years ago
Starshade Prepares To Image New Earths
In the coming years, NASA will be launching its Starshade, a large spacecraft that will block the bright light of…
9 years ago