Gaia takes off successfully towards the Milky Way

Gaia takes off successfully towards the Milky Way 2013-12-20 00:00:00 Today at 10:12:19 (GMT) the satellite Gaia has been successfully launched. After overcoming the first stages of the launch -separation of driving rockets, separation of second and third stages,...

The launch of Gaia is here

The launch of Gaia is here 2013-12-18 00:00:00 The countdown comes to the end: tomorrow, December 29, 2013, the Gaia mission of the European Space Agency will be launched at 10:12:19 (GMT) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guaiana . The launch will be broadcast live...

The satellite Gaia today in La Vanguardia

The satellite Gaia today in La Vanguardia 2013-12-16 00:00:00 The satellite Gaia has appeared in today’s printed edition in the section ‘Tendències’ of the newspaper La Vanguardia. The article explains, with technical details, how the satellit has been constructed,...
Gaia, ready to characterize one billion stars

Gaia, ready to characterize one billion stars

Gaia, ready to characterize one billion stars 2013-12-03 00:00:00 The Milky Way Shines on ParanalNext December 19th, 2013 at 10.12 am (CET) is scheduled for the launch of Gaia from space base in Kourou (Guiana Frnacesa).Gaia, the ESA satellite in which have...

ESA decides on next Large Mission Concepts

ESA decides on next Large Mission Concepts 2013-12-02 00:00:00 The Gravitational Universe will be one of the two science themes to be explored by ESA's next two Large (L-class) missions –this was decided today by ESA´s Science Programme Committee...