Gaia - ESA's Galactic Census
Publication date: 16 June 2012
Journal: ESA Brochure
Volume: BR-269
Page: 1-16
Year: 2012
Copyright: ESA
Cataloguing the night sky is an essential part of astronomy. Before astronomers can investigate a celestial object, they must know where to find it. Without this knowledge, astronomers would wander helplessly in what Galileo once termed a 'dark labyrinth'.
ESA's Gaia mission will create a detailed map of this labyrinth, finding clues to the origin, structure and evolution of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
Contents:
- The discovery machine
- Stars as individuals and collectives
- Our Solar System and others
- How does Gaia work?
- Building Gaia
- Launch
- The flood of data
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