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

Gaia, the European Space Agency’s observatory that is mapping the Milky Way, has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission - and its fuel is now nearly empty.

The European Space Agency's Milky Way-mapping space mission Gaia, which involves UCL researchers, has completed its sky-scanning phase, racking up ...

Some 1.5 million kilometres away from Earth the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia spacecraft has been mapping out the Milky ...

“Gaia built on unique European excellence in astrometry and will leave a long-lasting legacy for future generations.” After several weeks of scheduled testing, Gaia will leave its current ...

The successes of Gaia will help inspire new generations of scientists to make a successor mission a reality and to continue to push the boundaries of space astrometry, in the spirit of Gaia's legacy.