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

This has given us an accurate 3D view of the inner regions of the Milky Way, which were previously hidden by dust. The ...

By that metric, the ESA’s Gaia mission is a resounding success. The spacecraft gave us a precise, 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy and has forced us to abandon old ideas and replace them with compelling ...

Gaia space telescope aimed to create an accurate and detailed 3D map of billions of stars ... building a more detailed and complete view of the Milky Way, and this view is fundamentally changing ...

Located approximately 1.5 million kilometers (about 930,000 miles) from Earth, it is ideal for space telescopes like Gaia, as it offers an unobstructed view of the Universe ... of the most detailed 3D ...

As such, we now also have the best reconstructed view of how our galaxy might look to an outside observer. This new artist impression of the Milky Way incorporates Gaia data from a multitude of ...