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Asteroids on 13 June 2022 with Gaia The position of each asteroid at 12:00 CEST on 13 June 2022 is plotted. Read more Asteroids on 13 June 2022 with Gaia	Asteroids in Gaia data release 3 This image shows the orbits of the more than 150 000 asteroids in Gaia’s data release 3. Read more Asteroids in Gaia data release 3
Gaia’s chemical map of the Milky Way This map shows metallicity of a sample of the Milky Way stars in Gaia’s data release 3. Read more Gaia’s chemical map of the Milky Way	Gaia’s Milky Way in motion (3D) This sky map shows the velocity field of the Milky Way for ~26 million stars. Read more Gaia’s Milky Way in motion (3D)
Gaia Early Data Release 3 - Gaia Sky in colour New flux maps based on the Gaia EDR3 data. Read more Gaia Early Data Release 3 - Gaia Sky in colour	Gaia DR2 Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of globular clusters Combined Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of 14 globular clusters made with Gaia Data Release 2 data. Read more Gaia DR2 Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of globular clusters
Gaia DR2 Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of open clusters Combined Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of 32 open clusters made with Gaia Data Release 2 data. Read more Gaia DR2 Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of open clusters	Rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud The rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud, as determined from the Gaia Data Release 2 mean proper motions of several million stars identified as members of the system. Read more Rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Gaia velocities of the Solar neighbourhood stars Gaia velocities of the Solar neighbourhood stars using Gaia Data Release 2 data. Read more Gaia velocities of the Solar neighbourhood stars	White dwarfs in Gaia's Hertzsprung-Russell diagram White dwarfs in Gaia's Hertzsprung-Russell diagram using the second data release data. Read more White dwarfs in Gaia's Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

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