gaia
Gaia is an ambitious mission to chart a three-dimensional map of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, in the process revealing the composition, formation and evolution of the Galaxy. [1]
Worship of Gaia continued after the rise of the Olympians, and she was regarded as a powerful influence in marriage, healing the sick, and divination. [2]
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To access this part of the site, you must be a Gaia member. [4]
Gaia is a global space astrometry mission. [5]
Look up gaia, Gaia, Gaea, or gaea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. [6]
For more in-depth scientific and technical details of our Space Science Programme and missions, follow this link. [5]
Earlier cultures also had religious concepts of a great earth goddess. [2]
Its goal is to make the largest, most precise three-dimensional map of our Galaxy by surveying an unprecedented number of stars - more than a thousand million. [5]
To create the largest and most precise three dimensional chart of our Galaxy by providing unprecedented positional and radial velocity measurements for about one billion stars in our Galaxy and throughout the Local Group. [1]
The concept of Gaia as earth goddess has been revived in New Age ecological and mystical beliefs. [2]
Romans, unlike Greeks, did not consistently distinguish an Earth Titan (Tellus) from a grain goddess (Ceres). [7]
Atmospheric biochemist James E. Lovelock had a very similar idea at somewhat the same time and through his books Gaia (1979) and The Ages of Gaia (1988) emerged as the leading proponent of this modern Gaia hypothesis of the earth as a living organism. [2]
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Gaia will rely on the proven principles of ESA’s Hipparcos mission to create an extraordinarily precise three-dimensional map of more than a thousand million stars throughout our Galaxy and beyond. [5]
Sources:
[1] ESA Science & Technology: Gaia
[2] Gaia: Information from Answers.com
[3] Gaia Online
[4] Log In | Gaia Online
[5] ESA - Space Science - Gaia overview
[6] Gaia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[7] Gaia (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia