Gaia: Status and Promises

Date Issued
2015
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The power of micro-arcsecond (µas) astrometry is about to be unleashed. ESA's Gaia mission, now entering its second year of routine science operations, will soon fulfil its promise for revolutionary science in the countless aspects of Galactic astronomy and astrophysics. I will briefly review the Gaia mission status of operations, and the scenario for intermediate data releases. Iwill then illustrate the potential of µas astrometry for detection and improved characterization of planetary systems in the neighborhood of the Sun.

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European Planetary Science Congress 2015 (EPSC)
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EPSC2015-907
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European Planetary Science Congress 2015 (EPCS)
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La Cité des Congrès, Nantes, France
Conferenece date
27 September-2 October, 2015
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