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Gaia Mission

A European Space Agency space observatory launched in 2013, designed to chart a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way by observing over a billion stars.

Source: esa.int

APODs including "Gaia Mission"

Gaia Reconstructs a Top View of our Galaxy

Gaia Reconstructs a Top View of our Galaxy

13/05/2025

Gaia Reconstructs a Side View of our Galaxy

Gaia Reconstructs a Side View of our Galaxy

12/05/2025

Gaia: Here Comes the Sun

04/08/2024

Filaments of the Cygnus Loop

Filaments of the Cygnus Loop

28/09/2020