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So long, Gaia: Europe officially retires prolific star-mapping space telescope
In January, the European Space Agency (ESA) shut down Gaia's science operations, as the spacecraft's fuel reserves were ...
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 ...
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 ...
European Gaia spacecraft is shut down, sent into 'retirement orbit' around the Sun
The European Space Agency announced Thursday the Gaia spacecraft was turned off after a decade of data gathering.
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ESA's Gaia space telescope retires—A look at its key milestones
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially retired its Gaia spacecraft, after over ten years of data collection on our ...
Star-mapping space telescope Gaia shut down after being in service for over a decade
Originally named Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics, Gaia was conceived with the aim of mapping the cosmos, ...
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 ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 11 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of March 28.
Just 0.4% In, Euclid’s Dark Universe Map Already Reveals 26 Million Galaxies
Euclid has opened a new window to the cosmos with its first deep sky data release, revealing millions of galaxies, ...
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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.