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SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS UNDERSTANDING GAIA - GA...

This book is the first to provide a comprehensive  readily understandable report on the
European Space Agency's Gaia mission that will meet the needs of a general audience. It takes
the reader on an exciting journey of discovery  explaining how such a scientific satellite is
made  presenting the scientific results available from Gaia to date  and examining how the
collected data will be used and their likely scientific consequences. The Gaia mission will
provide a complete and high-precision map of the positions  distances  and motions of the stars
in our galaxy. It will revolutionize our knowledge on the origin and evolution of the Milky Way
on the effects of mysterious dark matter  and on the birth and evolution of stars and
extrasolar planets. The Gaia satellite was launched in December 2013 and has a foreseen
operational lifetime of five to six years  culminating in a final stellar catalogue in the
early 2020s. This book will appeal to all who have an interest in the mission and the profound
impact that it will have on astronomy.

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