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European 'star survey' reveals celestial treasure trove
Summary by Ground News
European Space Agency releases data on almost 2 billion stars in the Milky Way. Data includes new information on age, mass, temperature and chemical composition of stars. Gaia was also able to detect more than 100,000 so-called starquakes. Mission is already providing the basis for around 1,600 scientific publications a year.