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Gaia, soon the 3D map of the Milky Way (c) ESA

The European satellite Gaia at this time going through the Earth’s orbit. Inside it carries a heavy burden, whose importance throughout the study and that it will take to complete: the largest telescope in Europe. Great satisfaction of the ESA. After the first communication satellite will reach the intended objective, or 1.5 million km from Earth

where his adventure begins. Today we learn that the flight is almost half that between one and ten days Gaia can begin to map the Milky Way. And, some say, even to map other exoplanets, are still unknown.

“The launch of GAIA is a great success for the new ESA science – said the president of the Italian Space Agency, Enrico Saggese -. The data from the telescopes of Gaia we expect the results of particular importance in the field dell’astrometria, considerably better than the results obtained by the Hipparcos satellite. This mission, like those of the past, present and future, he sees a lot of Italian committed in the first person, with the help of ‘industry and research that takes place in our country. “

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