In the past decade, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has revealed the nature, history, and behavior of billions of stars. Our pioneering stargazer has reshaped our view of the skies ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, S. Payne-Wardenaar, L. McCallum et al (2025) Astronomers have unveiled the ...

The motions of stars in the Milky Way have revealed a giant outward ripple, set off by a massive event sometime in our galaxy's wild past. In a new analysis of data collected by the Gaia space-mapping ...

Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope. This map will teach ...

At least that's what the most current map shows. Astronomers have mapped the most extensive atlas of our Milky Way galaxy yet, including the positions of each and every one of those stars. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia space telescope has ...

Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space. The so-called "sleeping giant," named Gaia BH3, has a mass that ...

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2025/01/The_best_Milky_Way_animation_by_Gaia This is a new artist’s animation of our galaxy, the Milky Way, based on data ...

"Gaia provides the first accurate view of what our section of the Milky Way would look like from above." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

On this artist impression of the Milky Way, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia telescope, the location of the new star-formation map is shown. The star-formation region that is mapped ...