The second data release of ESA’s Gaia mission has produced an extraordinary catalogue of over one…
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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)…
The Hyades cluster
Animated 3D view of the sky as observed by ESA’s Gaia satellite using information from the…
Andromeda galaxy
The Andromeda galaxy, or M31, the Milky Way’s largest galactic neighbour, as viewed by ESA’s Gaia…
Parallax and proper motion
Simulated motion of a star in the sky caused by the combination of parallax, an apparent…
Parallax and proper motion
Simulated motion of a star in the sky caused by the combination of parallax, an apparent…
Gaia’s first asteroid survey
Animated view of the 14 099 asteroids in our Solar System, as viewed by ESA’s Gaia satellite…
Fly between Gaia stars
A virtual flight that takes the viewer from the Solar System through our Milky Way Galaxy.…
The Hyades cluster
Animated 3D view of the sky as observed by ESA’s Gaia satellite using information from the…