The galactic map maker has changed our understanding of the galaxy, its past, neighborhood, and even provided new insights into the Solar System. After 10.5 years of observations, Gaia’s eye on ...

Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC We now have the most detailed catalogue of stars in our Milky Way galaxy yet. The new map -- created using data collected by the Gaia satellite -- shows about 1.7 billion ...

Khyati and Hans-Walter also built a dynamical map of other known components that have played a role in our galaxy's formation and were discovered using Gaia data. These include Gaia-Sausage ...

The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut ...

From wobbles to new worlds Since its launch in 2013, ESA's Gaia spacecraft has been building the largest, most precise three-dimensional map of our galaxy. Spinning slowly, it scanned the sky with ...

The team’s research not only sheds light on star formation dynamics but also tests Gaia’s ability to map distant stars, offering insights into the broader impact of massive stars on galactic ...