Chasing a stellar flash with assistance from Gaia

On: February 28, 2018

Last year, ESA’s Gaia mission helped astronomers make unique observations of Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, as it passed in front of a distant star. This is a preview of the superb quality and versatility of the Gaia data that will be released in April.

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