MSSL outreach award for Gaia scientist
We are pleased to report that one of our colleagues, Dr George Seabroke, won this year’s MSSL Elizabeth Puchnarewicz Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public Outreach.
Gaia UK news
Gaia14abz: the second Gaia supernova
The Asiago Transient Classification Program reported the spectroscopic classification of Supernova Gaia14abz as Type-Ia SN.
SPRAT confirms: Gaia14aat is a dwarf nova
A group of astronomers working at the Liverpool John Moores University used the SPRAT spectrograph installed on the Liverpool Telescope to confirm that one of the Gaia alerts (listed on Gaia Photometric Science Alerts: Validation Phase page), Gaia14aat, is a dwarf nova.
ATel #6593: Gaia Alerts classified at the William Herschel Telescope
Authors of ATel #6593 released today (19 Oct 2014; 14:48 UT) report spectroscopic confirmation and classifications for Gaia Photometric Science Alerts published on this website.
The first batch of Gaia photometric alerts released
We have just released our first batch of alerts. You can find more information, and the candidates on Gaia Photometric Science Alerts: Validation Phase page.
Radial Velocity Spectrometer data processing - first results
ESA publishes the first results provided by the spectroscopic processing of Gaia-RVS data at CNES-DPCC.
Gaia discovers its first supernova
While scanning the sky to measure the positions and movements of stars in our Galaxy, Gaia has discovered its first stellar explosion in another galaxy far, far away.
Gaia starts routine operations
Following the In-Orbit Commissioning Review on 18 July, Gaia started routine operations phase on 25 July.
The first Gaia spectra published
Gaia team has published the first spectra obtained by Gaia.
One Billion Objects in Space installation opens in June
A temporary installation by Tania Kovats, Gaia's artist in residence, opens in June as part of the Public Art Programme for the North West Cambridge Development.
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