European Space Agency (ESA)

Space Telescope Gaia Sent Into ‘Retirement’ But Legacy Endures

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Paris: Europe’s Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into “retirement” on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come. Since launching in 2013, the telescope has been charting the positions, motion and properties of nearly two billion stars to create … Read more

European Space Agency Pays Volunteers Rs 4.7 Lakh For 10 Days Of Bed Rest. Here’s Why

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The European Space Agency (ESA) is paying volunteers Rs 4.72 lakh (5,000 euros) for a 10-day study that requires them to do nothing but just lie down, albeit with a twist. The premier space agency on Thursday (Mar 13) informed that its third and final campaign for the Vivaldi experiment was underway at the Medes … Read more