Large Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), one of the nearest galaxies to our Milky Way, as viewed…

Parallax and proper motion

Simulated motion of a star in the sky caused by the combination of parallax, an apparent…

The Hyades cluster

Animated 3D view of the sky as observed by ESA’s Gaia satellite using information from the…

Fly between Gaia stars

A virtual flight that takes the viewer from the Solar System through our Milky Way Galaxy.…

Gaia’s first asteroid survey

Animated view of the 14 099 asteroids in our Solar System, as viewed by ESA’s Gaia satellite…

Gaia’s first asteroid survey

Animated view of the 14 099 asteroids in our Solar System, as viewed by ESA’s Gaia satellite…

The Hyades cluster

Animated 3D view of the sky as observed by ESA’s Gaia satellite using information from the…

Parallax and proper motion

Simulated motion of a star in the sky caused by the combination of parallax, an apparent…

Fly between Gaia stars

A virtual flight that takes the viewer from the Solar System through our Milky Way Galaxy.…

Globular clusters and dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way

A 3D view of the orbits of four globular clusters (blue) and three dwarf galaxies (red)…