Largest sky survey of celestial objects by ESA’s Gaia satellite

Gaia’s first sky map

The European Space Agency’s Gaia satellite published the first catalogue of more than a billion stars on Sept., 14, 2016. A detailed 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy is currently being assembled. The map put out today shows the density of stars across the entire sky.

Read the full article Gaia’s Billion-Star Map Hints at Treasures to Come at the ESA website.

Gaia mapping the stars of the Milky Way