We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

Gaia was launched on December 19, 2013, and began scanning the stars in July 2014. It mapped over two billion stars, ...

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

The full image includes some 2.5 billion pixels compiled from observations spanning more than 1,000 orbits around Earth ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia telescope has completed its objective - making the most detailed and precise map of the Milky Way galaxy. The agency shared the visuals on social media, ...

From vibrant star-forming nebulae to supernova explosions, check out these 7 astonishing images of deep space shared by NASA.

This spacecraft, dedicated to mapping the Milky Way, has exhausted its propellant gas reserves ... it is ideal for space telescopes like Gaia, as it offers an unobstructed view of the Universe without ...

Many of the atoms in the Milky Way, including the carbon in your body, have taken a round-trip journey through intergalactic space, new research suggests. (Image credit: VICTOR de SCHWANBERG ...