After 11 years mapping the Milky Way, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has retired. Scientists hailed it as ...

The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...

Europe's star-mapping Gaia space observatory has entered its retirement orbit, after gathering valuable cosmic data for more ...

After over a decade of stellar service, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft has been retired – but its legacy is just beginning. From ...

A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in ...

It was wonderful to see them honored with the Century Farm designation and we look forward to Milky Way Farm remaining an active farm for another century.” By nature’s design, the headwaters ...

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

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

astronomers thought feathers were a feature of only the largest grand-design spirals. But the evidence is mounting that almost all spiral galaxies, including the Milky Way, host feathers.

At the heart of this monumental project is the vision of the Indigenous design studio Balarinji. Standing at 30 meters tall, the sculpture, dubbed "the Great Emu in the Sky," embodies the local Dharug ...