After more than a decade mapping out our home galaxy, the Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into “retirement orbit” around the sun on Thursday, the European Space Agency said.
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After more than a decade mapping out our home galaxy, the Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into “retirement orbit” around the sun on Thursday, the European Space Agency said.
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