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Gaia's Farewell Gift Is The Best Milky Way Map We've Ever Seen
We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.
X-ray echoes reveal 3D structure of molecular clouds in our galaxy's center
Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most ...
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It's the end for Gaia: the mapping of the Milky Way comes to an end
The use of the L2 point by Gaia has enabled precise and continuous observations, contributing to the creation of the most detailed 3D map of the Milky Way. This strategic position has been crucial to ...
ESA spacecraft Gaia releases the best Milky Way map before shutting down after 12 years
The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft concludes its 12-year mission to map the Milky Way, leaving behind a legacy of ...
Space.com13d
Goodnight, Gaia! ESA spacecraft shuts down after 12 years of Milky Way mapping
Issues delivered straight to your door "I expect Gaia's best results are still to come." ...
ESA’s Gaia Spacecraft Wraps Up Revolutionary Milky Way Mapping Mission
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
RealClearScience11d
The Most Accurate View of the Milky Way
By that metric, the ESA’s Gaia mission is a resounding success. The spacecraft gave us a precise, 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy and has forced us to abandon old ideas and replace them with compelling ...
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ESA spacecraft creating '3D map of the Milky Way' to be shut down
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 ...