Farewell to Gaia, the Milky Way’s Cartographer
After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.
Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy endures
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of ...
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Astronomers find black hole 33 times more massive than our Sun – and it is near us
Gaia-BH3 was not seen directly but inferred from the movements of what appeared to be a lone star now understood to be its companion. The discovery of the bright star nearby suggests many more ...
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London astronomers help discover most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way
Gaia-BH3 was not seen directly but inferred from the movements of what appeared to be a lone star now understood to be its companion. The discovery of the bright star nearby suggests many more ...