The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...

Europe's star-mapping Gaia space observatory has entered its retirement orbit, after gathering valuable cosmic data for more ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...

After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...

After more than a decade mapping out our home galaxy, the Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement ...

ESA shuts down Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade, leaving behind the most detailed legacy that will guide future ...

reveal the history and dynamics of two entwined stars. To solve the Milky Way mystery, de Ruiter devised a method to identify radio pulses lasting seconds to minutes within the archives of the Low ...

Astronomers have discovered filaments of matter swirling tornado-like around the heart of the Milky Way, home to the ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered the Firefly Sparkle galaxy, a young cosmic entity that may resemble the Milky ...