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| Paper: |
Gaia: Mapping The Milky Way |
| Volume: |
458, Galactic Archaeology: Near-Field Cosmology and the Formation of the Milky Way |
| Page: |
419 |
| Authors: |
Walton, N. A.; Prusti, T.; Brown, A. G. A.; Jordi, C.; Klioner, S. A.; Lindegren, L.; Mignard, F.; Randich, S.; Soubiran, C. |
| Abstract: |
Gaia is an ESA cornerstone mission set to revolutionise our
understanding of the Milky Way. Gaia is scheduled for launch in
2013, and is designed to map over one billion stars with three
instruments to collect astrometric, photometric and spectroscopic
data on stars in the Milky Way and in galaxies belonging to the
Local Group, distant galaxies, quasars and solar system
objects. Gaia builds on the expertise established in Europe through
the successful ESA Hipparcos mission. This contribution provides
updated information on the Gaia mission and notes the science
performance capability of the mission. The GREAT
(Gaia Research for European Astronomy Training) research network,
which is taking a role in promoting scientific networking of the
community building awareness and readiness in advance of the Gaia
launch, is discussed. |
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