2 of Milky Way's Earliest Building Blocks Determined Using ESA's Gaia

Medicine & Technology Mar 22, 2024

Researchers found two components that could be among the earliest building blocks of the Milky Way. Continue reading to learn more.

ESA Gaia Finds New Exoplanet With Ongoing Nuclear Fusion

Jan 20, 2023

Europe Space Agency's Gaia mission found exoplanet HD 206893 c between a planet and a brown dwarf. Continue reading to know more.

Massive Star Began Brightening Again After a 7-Year Eclipse, Revealing 'Exceptionally Rare' Binary System

Jan 12, 2023

The odd fading of the giant star Gaia17bpp might indicate the presence of a tiny companion ringed by a massive dusty disk. Check it out in this article to learn more.

ESA's Gaia Can Detect Starquakes, One of the Most Shocking Discoveries Revealed in Newly Released Spectroscopy Data

Jun 13, 2022

ESA’s Gaia was recently found to have the capability of detecting starquakes. Learn more about the satellite mission and data release 3 of the space agency.

Astronomers Rewrite the History of the Milky Way Galaxy

Jan 04, 2021

Astronomers think that the Milky Way Galaxy was formed by at least one major collision that happened during its youth.

Cosmographers Find Hidden Galaxies in the Milky Way

Jul 11, 2020

A recent discovery of 100 million billion stars hidden the Milky Way is named the South Pole Wall. Cosmographers explain how it's possible to map out what they can't see in space.

NYX: A New Star Cluster in the Milky Way

Jul 08, 2020

Astronomers announce the discovery of Nyx, a dwarf galaxy that has merged in the Milky Way and continues to move towards the galaxy's center.

The Amazing 3-D Printing of 1.7 Billion Stars

Jul 06, 2019

The ESA's Gaia satellite is helping astronomers understand the origins of our galaxy, one star at a time.

Milky Way Future Revealed By ESA Gaia Mission Video: Travel Through 5 Million Years

May 03, 2017

Changing face of the galaxy has been revealed through a new video being released by European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. The movement of nearly 2 million stars has been traced 5 million years into the future.