After more than a decade of mapping billions of stars across the Milky Way and beyond, a groundbreaking spacecraft is ...

"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...

Astronomers bid an emotional farewell to Gaia, expressing their gratitude for its more than decade-long mission that gave us ...

March 27 (UPI) --The European Space Agency announced Thursday the Gaia spacecraft was turned off after a decade of data gathering. A control team at the ESA's European Space Operations Center ...

The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it continues to contribute to astronomy. As Gaia Mission Manager Uwe Lammers put ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has powered down its Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade spent gathering data that are now being used to unravel the secrets of our home galaxy. On 27 March ...

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...

March 27 (UPI) --The European Space Agency announced Thursday the Gaia spacecraft was turned off after a decade of data gathering. A control team at the ESA's European Space Operations Center powered ...