Gaia mission's second data batch offers "richest star map" of galaxy ever created
High-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars made by Gaia space observatory

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the latest batch of findings from the Gaia mission, with scientists describing it as "the richest star map ever created of our galaxy". Gaia is the name...
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