Gaia: 10 years of mapping the Milky Way

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Gaia: 10 years of mapping the Milky WayCome and join us for a fascinating talk celebrating Gaia, the space observatory that has been mapping the Milky Way for the past 10 years! Date: Thu Dec 14 2023Time: 14:00:00 GMTLocation: Space Park Leicester, 92 Corporation Road, Space City, Leicester, LE4 5SPAt this event, you'll have the opportunity to learn about the incredible achievements of Gaia and its impact on our understanding of the cosmos. Discover how this remarkable space observatory has revolutionised our knowledge of the stars in the Milky Way and beyond.The most fundamental measurement that can be made of any star is its location in space – where it is on the sky and its distance from the Earth. For thousands of years humans have been trying to make these difficult measurements and each new catalogue has advanced our understanding of the Universe. The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has produced a series of new star catalogues and is celebrating its 10th anniversary in space. The Gaia spacecraft is producing measurements of unprecedented accuracy but also providing such data for around 2 billion objects and the results are spectacular, reaching out into every corner of astronomy. The Gaia data constitutes a silent revolution in our understanding of the Universe as they will underpin everything we know about planets, stars and galaxies. This talk will provide an introduction to the Gaia mission and present some of the highlights of its 10 years of operations before looking at what is likely to come from Gaia in the future.

Speaker: Martin Barstow, Professor of Astrophysics &amp; Space Science &amp; Director of Strategic Partnerships Space Park Leicester.

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