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SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS POPLR ASTRNMY: UNDERSTANDING GAIA

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<P>This book is the first to provide a comprehensive, readily understandable report on the European Space Agency's Gaia mission that will meet the needs of a general audience. It takes the reader on an exciting journey of discovery, explaining how such a scientific satellite is made, presenting the scientific results available from Gaia to date, and examining how the collected data will be used and their likely scientific consequences. The Gaia mission will provide a complete and high-precision map of the positions, distances, and motions of the stars in our galaxy. It will revolutionize our knowledge on the origin and evolution of the Milky Way, on the effects of mysterious dark matter, and on the birth and evolution of stars and extrasolar planets. The Gaia satellite was launched in December 2013 and has a foreseen operational lifetime of five to six years, culminating in a final stellar catalogue in the early 2020s. This book will appeal to all who have an interest in the mission and the profound impact that it will have on astronomy. It offers the first comprehensive report on the European Space Agency's Gaia mission for a general audience and presents the scientific results available to date. It places the mission within its overall historical and scientific context and explains the mission's importance and likely scientific consequences.</P>

Understanding Gaia

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Front Cover.
Other Frontmatter.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Dedication.
Preface.
Contents.
Introduction.
G as in Gaia, Galaxy, Galaxies.
1: Gaia in the Sky.
2: The Milky Way: Our Galaxy and Its Components.
3: Galaxies Everywhere!.
A as in Astronomy and Astrometry.
4: History of Astronomy at a Glance.
5: Astrometry.
6: Global Astrometry and the Art of Celestial Map-Making.
I as in Instrumentation and Information Technology.
7: Building the Gaia Satellite.
8: On the Trail of Gaia Data.
A as in Astronautics and Scientific Anticipation.
9: Astronautics.
10: The Science of Gaia: A Walkthrough.
Gaia&#x0027;s Latest News.
11: Gaia Data Releases.
12: Selected Results.
References.

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Understanding Gaia