The European Space Agency (ESA) has powered down its Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade spent gathering data that are ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has said goodbye to Gaia, its "billion star surveyor." After nearly 11 years of celestial ...

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft . They told Gaia to shut ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially retired its Gaia spacecraft, after over ten years of data collection on our ...

ESA shuts down Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade, leaving behind the most detailed legacy that will guide future ...

Astronomers bid an emotional farewell to Gaia, expressing their gratitude for its more than decade-long mission that gave us ...

While it was getting ready to power down its Gaia spacecraft, the European Space Agency encountered some unusual resistance.

After more than a decade of charting the stars with extraordinary precision, the Gaia spacecraft has completed its mission.

Since launching in 2013, the telescope has been charting the positions, motion and properties of nearly two billion stars to ...

After more than a decade of service, the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has been powered down for good—closing one ...

The last commands have been sent to the ESA's Gaia satellite and, after a dozen years scanning the galaxy, the spacecraft is ...