Well written article. Typically titles are not chosen by the writers so it might be an editor who added the "The best space telescope you never heard of" bit.
I'm curious though. Is it really true that Gaia is less known than other space telescopes like Spitzer or Chandra ... (1/2)
I'm curious though. Is it really true that Gaia is less known than other space telescopes like Spitzer or Chandra ... (1/2)
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Dr Laura Driessen
I wrote a little love letter to the @esa.int Gaia spacecraft after it was retired last week. I'll miss you Gaia! 🥺🔭🧪
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I've not seen any public surveys on this so I'm not sure if there is real solid data on space telescope public awareness. (2/2)
It's not too late. New Gaia data will still be released for years.