The European Space Agency announced Thursday the Gaia spacecraft was turned off after a decade of data gathering.

Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of ...

The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...

Europe's star-mapping Gaia space observatory has entered its retirement orbit, after gathering valuable cosmic data for more ...

The ESA has finally shut down Gaia, its mind-blowing space mission to map the Milky Way. Despite its retirement, Gaia is far ...

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

Europe's space agency, ESA, has retired the Gaia satellite after more than nine years of service. Launched in 2013, Gaia ...

After more than a decade of service, the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has been powered down for good—closing one ...

After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

ESA’s Gaia mission ends after 12 years, having mapped 2 billion stars and reshaped astronomy. Its data will fuel discoveries ...

ESA shuts down Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade, leaving behind the most detailed legacy that will guide future ...