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2025-01-15 15:18:37

Poul-Henning Kamp on Nostr: In terms of growth of knowledge of the human race, #ESO's #GAIA is the most ...

In terms of growth of knowledge of the human race, #ESO's #GAIA is the most significant scientific project ever:

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/01/Sky-scanning_complete_for_Gaia

My deepest respect to everybody involved, but in particular to astronomer Erik Høg, who set this ball rolling many years ago with a photomultiplier and a GIER computer in Hamburg.
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