Gaia videos
Gaia: from launch to orbit
The animation shows Gaia's launch and journey to its operating orbit.
Watch video Gaia: from launch to orbit |
Guide to our Galaxy
A virtual journey showing the different components that make up our home galaxy, the Milky Way, which contains about a hundred billion stars.
Watch video Guide to our Galaxy |
Gaia sunshield deployment test
The video shows an edited, time-lapse sequence from the deployment of the DSA during a test campaign.
Watch video Gaia sunshield deployment test |
Deployment of Gaia's solar array and sunshield
An animation showing the deployment of Gaia's solar array and sunshield.
Watch video Deployment of Gaia's solar array and sunshield |
CTI Effects Models for Gaia Simulation Example
A simulation of distorting effects of the Charge Transfer Inefficiency (CTI) on observed stellar images.
Watch video CTI Effects Models for Gaia Simulation Example |
Charting the Galaxy - from Hipparcos to Gaia
Episode 6 in Science
Watch video Charting the Galaxy - from Hipparcos to Gaia @ESA vodcast series in which Rebecca Barnes introduces Gaia mission, its operations and scientific objectives. |
Gaia and the Killer Asteroids
How will Gaia help us spot Killer Asteroids?
Watch video Gaia and the Killer Asteroids |
Taking a Galactic Census
How do you take a census in space?
Watch video Taking a Galactic Census |
Gaia Nominal Scanning Law movie
The Nominal Scanning Law (NSL) animation shows an accurate simulation of the Nominal Scanning Law (NSL) of Gaia during its 5 year nominal mission in 2-dimensional Hammer-Aitoff projection. |