The Very Large Array in New Mexico, for example, is one of the main telescopes that I use. So, you could imagine if you had a ...

The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...

After more than a decade mapping out our home galaxy, the Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement ...

After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

It will be switched off on Thursday. ESA's revolutionary Gaia space telescope will finally be switched off on Thursday. Gaia will then receive its last commands from the ESA Satellite Control ...

Gaia’s data helped scientists produce the best reconstructed view of our galaxy as it would appear to an outside observer in January, but mapping is not all it did: The telescope also has a ...

Future telescopes like James Webb and Gaia face hurdles in maintenance due to their remote location at the Lagrange Point L2, nearly a million miles from Earth. James Webb’s segmented mirrors ...

This is an artist's impression of the Gaia space telescope in orbit. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

The Very Large Array in New Mexico, for example, is one of the main telescopes that I use. So, you could imagine if you had a companion like Gaia BH1 where you have a normal star, stars give off a ...