In a groundbreaking study published in The Astrophysical Journal, scientists have uncovered an unusual star cluster called ...

Since its launch in 2013, Gaia has meticulously mapped nearly two billion stars, revolutionizing what we know about the structure, history, and motion of the Milky Way. On March 27, 2025 ...

Scientists found a fast-scattering star cluster called Ophion. Unlike usual clusters, it shows chaotic motion and breaks ...

The Gaia star surveyor has identified strange behavior in a group of stars rushing to escape their birthplace, unlike any others observed.

"Ophion is filled with stars that are set to rush out across the galaxy in a totally haphazard, uncoordinated way, which is ...

The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has spotted an unusual family of stars all strangely eager to leave home – a family ...

As humans do from their parents' homes and birds do from their nests, stars leave their so-called stellar nurseries once they ...

Now, Gaia has uncovered a star family unlike any seen before—a massive group of over 1,000 young stars behaving in an ...

Ophion appears to cover a wide area of sky because it is relatively close to us. | Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC A huge family of ...

Using years’ worth of data from the ESA’s Gaia satellite, the release contains a huge amount of data about the position, movement, and brightness of over one billion stars. The motion of ...

ESA's Gaia telescope identified the two threads of stars as 'Shakti' and 'Shiva'. The two threads of stars began to weave together billions of years ago, forming the Milky Way we know today.