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Gaia Spacecraft Ends Mission, Redefines Milky Way Understanding
3/31/2025
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- The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft, which launched in 2013, concluded its groundbreaking mission on March 27, 2025, after mapping nearly two billion stars. Though now decommissioned due to depleted fuel, Gaia's transformative data reshaped our understanding of the Milky Way and will continue to inspire future astronomical endeavors.
