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Gaia telescope retires: Scientists bid farewell to 'the discovery machine of the decade' that mapped 2 billion Milky Way stars
After 11 years mapping the Milky Way, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has retired. Scientists hailed it as ...
It gave us the best map of the Milky Way. Now the Gaia spacecraft is orbiting into retirement
Astronomers bid an emotional farewell to Gaia, expressing their gratitude for its more than decade-long mission that gave us ...
Farewell to Gaia, the Milky Way’s Cartographer
After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.
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Farewell to Gaia, the spacecraft that mapped the Milky Way
After more than a decade of charting the stars with extraordinary precision, the Gaia spacecraft has completed its mission.
Saying farewell to Gaia, as the Milky Way-mapping space telescope mission ends
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 space agency retires Gaia, the cosmic mapmaker
Europe's space agency, ESA, has retired the Gaia satellite after more than nine years of service. Launched in 2013, Gaia ...
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Scientists retire Gaia telescope, 'the discovery machine of the decade'
Artist's impression of the Gaia telescope mapping stars of the Milky Way galaxy. | Credit: ESA/ATG medialab; background: ESO/S. Brunier On March 27, scientists bid farewell to the Gaia telescope ...
Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy endures
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of ...