We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia spacecraft will end its observations this week as it runs out of cold gas propellant. Gaia space telescope aimed to create an accurate and detailed 3D map ...

Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most ...

Gaia has transformed our understanding of the Milky Way by providing precise data on nearly 2 billion stars. This information includes stellar movements, luminosities, temperatures, and compositions, ...

We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms. By that metric, the ESA’s Gaia mission is a resounding success. The spacecraft gave us ...

It seemed that these redshifted galaxies were all moving away from the Milky Way. Hubble’s results suggested the farther away a galaxy was, the faster it was moving away from Earth. Hubble got ...

The spacecraft’s mission was to create the largest 3D map of the Milky Way, providing insight into star motions, luminosities, and compositions. The spacecraft’s final release of data is not ...

Issues delivered straight to your door "I expect Gaia's best results are still to come." ...

"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...