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May 2, 2024

Gaia detects the most massive black hole of stellar origin in the Milky Way

The discovery of Gaia-BH3 is just one example of what Gaia data will provide us in the coming years.

Gaia mission discovers its first supernova

Gaia has discovered its first supernova while scanning the sky to measure the positions and movements of stars in our Galaxy.

March 11, 2015

Gaia arrives at its destination

The European spacecraft Gaia arrives at Lagrangian point (L2), located 1.5 million kilometers behind the Earth.

February 25, 2015

GAIA spacecraft successfully launched!

Gaia satellite successfully launched in French Guiana on December 19, 2013.

February 23, 2015