Eldorado Posted December 3, 2020 #1 Share Posted December 3, 2020 It's been described as the "ultimate book of the heavens" - a catalogue of stars in our Milky Way Galaxy assembled by Europe's Gaia Space Telescope. On Thursday, scientists gave an update on how its survey is progressing. So far, Gaia has plotted the precise positions of more than 1.8 billion stars; and for most of these, it also knows their exact distance from Earth and their movement across the sky. Full report at the BBC: Link Report at the ESA: Link 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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