European Aeronautics Agency: The Gaia probe has discovered approximately 500000 new stars

On October 12th, according to local time from the European Space Agency, researchers have discovered about 500000 previously undetected stars in the Omega cluster in the constellation Centauri using data from the Gaia spacecraft, and have determined the positions of over 150000 asteroids in the solar system.The Gaia team mapped the orbits of over 150000 asteroids

On October 12th, according to local time from the European Space Agency, researchers have discovered about 500000 previously undetected stars in the Omega cluster in the constellation Centauri using data from the Gaia spacecraft, and have determined the positions of over 150000 asteroids in the solar system.

The Gaia team mapped the orbits of over 150000 asteroids. Image source: Official website of the European Space Agency

According to reports, the Gaia probe has activated a special mode to realistically map the broader sky around the core of the star cluster. Currently, Gaia is exploring eight other regions in this way.

According to the European Space Agency, the Gaia probe has selected the Omega Centauri cluster to fill a gap in the galaxy map, which is the largest globular cluster visible from Earth and a good example of a "typical" cluster.

The report states that these collected data will help astronomers' truly understand what is happening in the universe ', which is an important step for scientists to locate the center of galaxies, verify stellar evolution, and infer the age of the universe.

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