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One of the first verified predictions of general relativity is the gravitational deflection of starlight. The effect was ...

The European Space Agency has retired its groundbreaking Gaia Spacecraft due to the depletion of its cold gas propellant.

Astronomy enthusiasts were treated to a glimpse of the Milky Way while gazing from the Dorset coastline, with one lucky photographer ...

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

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

The last commands have been sent to the ESA's Gaia satellite and, after a dozen years scanning the galaxy, the spacecraft is ...

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

After more than a decade of charting the stars with extraordinary precision, the Gaia spacecraft has completed its mission.

We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there ...