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Gaia mission measures metals in Milky Way stars

Milky Way stars that are high and low in metallicity have been mapped by the ESA Gaia mission. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC ...

Unique black hole 3800 light-years away discovered by Gaia mission

ESA's Gaia mission has discovered the closest and 2nd closest black holes to Earth found yet. In this animation, travel to ...
RTÉ Ireland

Look up: the amazing sights of the Irish night sky in winter

From the meteor showers to super moons, this time of year gives us a front row seat to one of the most active regions of the ...
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Pushing the limits of precision and reliability: How TOPTICA EAGLEYARD powers the LISA Mission (ESA/NASA) with unique flight modules

Renowned for its expertise in providing suitable laser diodes for space applications (e.g. in missions such as GAIA, CATS, ...
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Astronomers spot a brown dwarf and huge exoplanet in Subaru telescope’s first discoveries

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope discover an exoplanet and a brown dwarf, offering new insights and a key target for NASA’s upcoming Roman Telescope ...

Giant Planet 18 Times Jupiter’s Mass Discovered in Distant Star System

Using a powerful combination of space-based measurements and Subaru’s advanced imaging, astronomers have discovered two rare companions, one of which enables a key test for NASA’s Roman Space ...

Milky Way’s Secret Spiral Arms Exposed By Cosmic Chemical Fingerprints

Taken together, these studies illustrate that the Milky Way’s spiral arms are not just smooth arcs of stars, but dynamic, ...