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

The Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) has officially ceased its scientific operations after 12 years of service ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The result is an unprecedented large-scale 3D map of the galaxy. And that map shows that the edges of the Milky way bend slightly, giving it a warped S shape. "Our map shows the Milky Way disk is ...

In their study published Thursday in the journal Science, they showed that by measuring the distance between classical Cepheid variable stars within the galaxy, they could develop a three-dimensional ...

Goodnight Gaia. The European Space Agency star-tracking satellite ceased operations on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, after 12 ...

This collage highlights a small selection of regions of the Milky Way imaged as part of the most ... [+] detailed infrared map ever of our galaxy. Here we see, from left to right and top to bottom ...

part of the Milky Way Laboratory led by Associate Professor of Physics Cara Battersby, developed a new X-ray tomography method to make 3D maps of two galactic center molecular clouds dubbed the ...

Gaia space telescope aimed to create an accurate and detailed 3D map of billions of stars in our galaxy and has flipped astronomers' understanding of the Milky Way on its head. After more than a ...

The mission, which has been mapping the Milky Way for the last 12 years ... The aim is to build the largest and most precise 3D map of our local universe. The spacecraft's first data release ...