The Gaia Observatory from the European Space Agency (ESA) has now been powered down and sent into a “retirement orbit” around the sun — but data from the mission will continue to be released ...

The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has almost completely depleted the cold gas propellant that kept it spinning and able to scan the sky, so it has decided to nominally end science ...

Before the advent of the Gaia mission, binary asteroids were primarily discovered using a combination of techniques. High-resolution imaging obtained from ground-based or space telescopes could ...

Gaia spacecraft has officially gone silent. The Gaia shutdown marks the end of a groundbreaking mission but not the end of its legacy. On March 27, 2025, mission operators at ESA’s control ...

Astronomers have revealed that our Milky Way galaxy has a 50/50 chance of colliding with its massive neighbor, the Andromeda ...

After more than a decade of delivering groundbreaking discoveries from the far reaches of our galaxy, the Gaia spacecraft officially completed its mission and was shut down on March 27 due to its ...

Brunier Supported by By Katrina Miller From ancient star streams to the innards of white dwarfs, the Gaia space telescope has seen it all. On Thursday, mission specialists at the European Space ...

March 27 (UPI) --The European Space Agency announced Thursday the Gaia spacecraft was turned off after a decade of data gathering. A control team at the ESA's European Space Operations Center ...

The European Space Agency's craft, known as Gaia, is leaving behind a legacy of stunning discoveries. John Yang (voice-over): Gaia began its working life in 2013. Launched with a clear mission.

This would ensure the passive spacecraft wouldn't interfere with active missions in Gaia's original stomping grounds. On March 27, the Gaia team deactivated and powered off Gaia's instruments and ...

In the eleventh year of its mission, the European Space Agency (ESA)'s Gaia space telescope has suffered a pair of technical snags. The telescope has spent its time in space precisely measuring ...