This week we take a look at the first data release from the Gaia mission. What is Gaia? Why is everyone so excited about it? What are we going to find out about our home galaxy - the Milky Way?
All information obtained via the Gaia first data release media briefing, http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Watch_Gaia_first_data_release_media_briefing
Links to seeing what the stars look like! - https://t.co/X4KxABpYGE
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Image credits:
Gaia in front of the Galaxy - ESA/ATG, ESO/S. Brunier
The Moon - NASA
Bionic man - Smithsonian Channel
Video of how Gaia scans the sky - ESA/Gaia/DPAC
Artist's impression of a quasar - NASA/ESA
Hipparcos logo - ESA
Hipparcos data - ESA/Hipparcos/J. de Bruijne
Beautiful Milky Way Image - ESO/S. Brunier
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Background music credit:
Nicolai Heidlas – Back In Summer – https://youtu.be/Rzbf4pW7Z1M
Soundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/nicolai-heidlas
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