The Gaia Satellite and its scientific aims
Society Meeting
Thursday, 6th October 2016 (19:45 - 22:00)
Venue: swmcmeet
Gaia is a space observatory of the European Space Agency (ESA) designed for astrometry. The mission aims to construct the largest and most precise 3D space catalogue ever made and totalling approximately 1 billion astronomical objects, mainly stars but also planets, comets, asteroids and quasars among others.