Gaia Space Observatory Launched to Survey 1 Billion Stars
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Gaia mission launched on the morning of Dec. 19, aboard a Soyuz rocket. Blastoff took place from a spaceport in Kourou – a commune in French Guiana, situated on the northern coast of South America. Gaia’s Launch Gaia is a space observatory that was launched by the ESA. Costing $1.2 […]