When the ESA launched the Gaia spacecraft in 2013, it didn't generate the same fanfare as the launch of other missions like the JWST, or first light from telescopes like the Vera Rubin Observatory.
See views of The Horsehead Nebula, the Perseus Cluster of galaxies, spiral galaxy IC 342, irregular galaxy NGC 6822 and globular cluster NGC 6397. IMAGE CREDIT: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, ...
Running Chicken Nebula is a stellar nursery located in the constellation Centaurus. See a 3D animation created from VLT ...