14 September 2026
The 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics has been awarded to Vasily Belokurov, Amina Helmi, and Rodrigo Ibata for "uncovering the fossil evidence of past mergers proving that the Milky Way galaxy was built through hierarchical accretion. Gaia's data lies at the basis for this research. Congratulations to the scientists for their... read more
31 August 2026
Wobbling stars and distant worlds – in this ESA Expedition of Sound, our home galaxy is explored. More specifically, this episode focuses on stars and exoplanets. Listen to the sound of the starquakes observed by Gaia and the heartbeat of stars, and learn how astronomers uncover clues about their age, structure and life.
Full details... read more
24 August 2026
ESA welcomes applications from scientists interested in pursuing research projects based on data publicly available in the ESA Space Science Archives. The ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme is open to scientists who are affiliated with institutes in ESA Member States and Cooperating States. All visits must comply with the ESA security... read more
The 2026 Call for Applications for the European Space Agency's Research Fellowships in Space Science has just opened. About ~9-10 postdoctoral fellows will be hired, with a start in fall 2027. The deadline for applications is 21 September 2026.
ESA's postdoctoral Research Fellowship programme offers early-career researchers the... read more
17 August 2026
New story published on esa.int/gaia: Hubble and Gaia solve our Galaxy's merger mystery: www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Hubble_Gaia_solve_our_galaxy_s_merger_mystery
20 July 2026
We are looking for a data scientist to work on data validation at the Institute of Astronomy (IoA), University of Cambridge, as part of the Gaia team within the data project group at the IoA (CamCEAD).
This is a two year fixed term position. For more details and to apply, see here:... read more
8 July 2026
With sadness we announce the passing of Alexandre Andrei on 26 June 2026. An obituary text has been added to his profile page.
3 July 2026
Gaia bulletin #08 is out now. These are the Gaia data user notifications covering April to July 2026
The Gaia team presented an update on the Gaia mission at the European Astronomical Society annual meeting of 2026 in Lausanne. The slides of the presentations are progressively being made available on the GREAT meeting page.
29 June 2026
Find details on the publication of a small Gaia DR4 pre-release, DR4 paper titles, and much more...
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