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

Astronomers have revealed that "space tornadoes" are swirling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky ...

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

In January, the European Space Agency (ESA) shut down Gaia's science operations, as the spacecraft's fuel reserves were ...

Europe's space agency, ESA, has retired the Gaia satellite after more than nine years of service. Launched in 2013, Gaia ...

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

After more than a decade mapping out our home galaxy, the Gaia space telescope was powered down ...

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

The Milky Way-mapper Gaia telescope is being switched off today. The European Space Agency (ESA) said on March 27 that Gaia's ...

Deep in the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ), surrounding the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center, clouds ...

Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to ...

Webb’s exquisite details reveal a chance, random alignment of a protostellar outflow and a distant spiral galaxy. When we ...