Our Galaxy the Milky Way is made up of a hundred billion stars. To truly understand its evolution we need to know exactly where we stand in this mass of constantly moving and changing celestial objects. To do this, astrometry, the science of measuring the position, distance and movement of stars around us, is just about to take a giant leap forward with the launch of ESA’s new space telescope, Gaia. Gaia will make it possible to measure a billion stars of our Milky Way.
Gaia technology
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12 responses to “Gaia technology”
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When is it going to be launched ?
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Launch date is 20 December 2013
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Can't wait to see the launch and maps produced
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A more precisely name would be "Eye of Gaia"
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Are we going to be able to watch it via a live stream?
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Good luck!
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Snake Producitons yes, will be livestreamed via the ESA website http://spaceinvideos.esa.int/esalive
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Howe is this telescope compared with James Webb Space Telescope?
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How many stars is the Milky Way made up of now?
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this camera is out of date now
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I remember Rosseta ESA, but my question is how you mantein communications with the equipment?
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Why not reaction wheels?
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