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Gaia Milky Way stars
Science & Exploration

Gaia data release 3 media kit

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Download this media kit (in English, other languages below) to learn more about ESA Gaia's data release 3, which will be made public on 13 June 2022, 10:00 CEST.

Gaia media kit cover
Gaia media kit cover

Click here to view the media kit (PDF, 5 MB) in English

Also available in Dutch, German, Spanish, French, and Italian

This is an interactive media kit. Navigate between pages from the contents page or with the arrows at the bottom of each page. Explore scientific and technological themes of the mission through the series of infographics, which can also be downloaded separately from the image gallery. Links to recommended images, videos and animations are provided towards the end of this launch kit. An internet connection is required to access the external webpages.

Gaia is ESA’s mission to create the most accurate and complete multi-dimensional map of the Milky Way. This allows astronomers to reconstruct our home galaxy’s past and future evolution over billions of years, better understand the lifecycle of stars, and our place in the Universe.

On 13 June, Gaia’s third full data set will be released, which contains new and improved details for almost two billion objects in our Milky Way and revolutionises our understanding of the galaxy.