Science Topics - Information sheets

     

    The unprecedented accuracy and unbiased nature of Gaia's full-sky survey will prove valuable to a wide range of scientific disciplines. In addition to galaxy studies, Gaia's wealth of data will eventually inform and invigorate areas as diverse as stellar life cycles, dark matter and general relativity.

    Information Sheets about Gaia's Science Topics are available here:

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    Galactic Structure
    Download: PDF (3.5MB)
    Created: 2004-03-31
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Star Formation History
    Download: PDF (46KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Stellar Structure & Evolution
    Download: PDF (35KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25

     

    Variability of Stars
    Download: PDF (791KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2006-02-13


    Stellar Ages, Galactic Evolution & the Age of the Universe
    Download: PDF (33KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25

     

    Isolated Brown Dwarfs
    Download: PDF (85KB)
    Created: 2004-03-18
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    White Dwarfs
    Download: PDF (34KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Distance and Age Scales of the Universe
    Download: PDF (663KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Microlensing
    Download: PDF (84KB)
    Created: 2004-06-25
    Updated: 2006-02-13​​​​​​​


    Census of Binaries
    Download: PDF (52KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25

     

    Brown Dwarf Binaries
    Download: PDF (27KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Planetary Systems
    Download: PDF (249KB)
    Created: 2004-03-31
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Planetary Transits
    Download: PDF (34KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Minor Planets & Near-Earth Objects
    Download: PDF (1MB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Trojans
    Download: PDF (83KB)
    Created: 2004-02-15
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs
    Download: PDF (61KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2010-07-08


    Stellar Encounters & Perturbations of the Oort Cloud
    Download: PDF (25KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Magellanic Clouds
    Download: PDF (387KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Supernovae
    Download: PDF (26KB)
    Created: 2004-06-25
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Observations of Quasars
    Download: PDF (387KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25


    Gravitational Light Deflection
    Download: PDF (56KB)
    Created: 2003-09-30
    Updated: 2009-08-25

     

    Download all Science Information Sheets as one PDF file here (7.2MB).