How Gaia Changed Astronomy Forever
PBS Space Time · Season 2018 · Episode 17
The great advances in any science tend to come in sudden leaps. April 25th of 2018 marks the beginning of just such a leap for much of astronomy. In the early hours of the morning, the Gaia mission’s second data release dropped. Our understanding of our own galaxy will never be the same again.
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Season
2018
Episode
17
Air Date
09/May/2018
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
11 min
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The great advances in any science tend to come in sudden leaps. April 25th of 2018 marks the beginning of just such a leap for much of astronomy. In the early hours of the morning, the Gaia mission’s second data release dropped. Our understanding of our own galaxy will never be the same again.
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