Gaia Reveals Starquakes, Tsunami-Like Waves on Stars
The European Space Agency's Gaia mission has released new data showing starquakes, which are huge tsunami-like movements on the surface of stars. The findings add to what scientists know about the Milky Way, our home galaxy, and how its stars behave.
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Context: Gaia is an ESA space telescope that has been mapping the positions and movements of more than a billion stars in the Milky Way since 2013. Its long-running survey lets astronomers study how stars and our galaxy change over time.
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