Gaia Spacecraft Science
The Gaia mission aims to map the positions of 1 billion stars in the Milky Way. This list links out to teaching resources associated with the Gaia's science goals .
Gaia science
The UK page for science associated with the Gaia mission.
Gaia Education
The UK education pages for Gaia, including a link to the National Science Learning Centre CPD course for teachers.
Episode 6: Charting the Galaxy - from Hipparcos to Gaia
This ESA video looks at the development of techniques to map the stars in the Milky Way, leading up to the Gaia mission.
Asteroids and Comets
From its position in space, Gaia will be able to detect asteroids that are difficult to see from Earth based observations. This video explains why those observations are important.
Measuring Distances in the Universe
Gaia will be used to accurately measure distances between stars using parallax measurements. This resource contains a series of excercises in which students use real data to measure astronomical distances.
The ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series
Gaia will detect supernovae and other quasi-stellar objects. In these excercises, students can calculated distances using supernovae and other "standard candles".