Starstruck: A collage of four different Gaia maps: the speed at which stars move towards or away from us (top left); 3D motions of stars (bottom left); interstellar dust (top right); and star ...

In March 2025, the Gaia mission stopped collecting data from space. The influence of this mission is huge, especially in studying the Milky Way Galaxy, according to Earth.com. The insights provided by ...