The Milky Way galaxy is far from static. It spins, it wobbles, and now, thanks to the European Space Agency’s Gaia space ...

In March 2025, the Gaia mission stopped collecting data from space. The influence of this mission is huge, especially in studying the Milky Way Galaxy, according to Earth.com. The insights provided by ...

Sweeping wisps of fuchsia form an ethereal backdrop to millions of bright white pinpricks in a new image made from Gaia Space Telescope data. The glorious image is a peek into the vibrant cosmic ...

When the ESA launched the Gaia spacecraft in 2013, it didn't generate the same fanfare as the launch of other missions like the JWST, or first light from telescopes like the Vera Rubin Observatory.

The map, spanning 4,000 light-years from the sun in all directions, combines a chart of space dust with the effects of a rare type of young, hot star.

Using data from ESA's revolutionary Gaia space telescope, a research group has created a three-dimensional map of the areas around our sun where stars are born. This should help with the particularly ...