This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

While it was getting ready to power down its Gaia spacecraft, the European Space Agency encountered some unusual resistance.

The SpaceX rocket and spacecraft technology company scrubbed its launch of 27 satellites Tuesday from California.

GS-z13-1, marks the earliest sign yet spotted of the era of cosmic reionization at 330 million years after the Big Bang.

The European Space Agency has retired its groundbreaking Gaia Spacecraft due to the depletion of its cold gas propellant.

The Gaia telescope, which has been used to map the Milky Way since 2014, was officially retired last Thursday (27). Experts ...

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...

After more than ten years in space, the European Space Agency (ESA) has officially said goodbye to its Gaia spacecraft. On 27 ...

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...

After more than a decade of charting the stars with extraordinary precision, the Gaia spacecraft has completed its mission.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has powered down its Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade spent gathering data that are ...

After over a decade of stellar service, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft has been retired – but its legacy is just beginning. From ...