Today we release #GaiaSky 3.7.3! 📢📢📢

This release focuses on QoL improvements and bugfixes.

http://gaiasky.space/news/2026/gaiasky_3.7.3/

#GaiaDR4 is coming! Mark your calendars: 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
This release contains data from the first 5.5 years of the mission. The data volume will be 50x larger than DR3!

https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/data-release-4

🍎 To all macOS users: Gaia Sky can now be installed via brew! Learn more here:

https://gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/docs/master/Installation.html#homebrew

Loading datasets on-the-fly in #GaiaSky just got easier:
We've added a new "Installed Datasets" tab to the load dialog, allowing you to quickly jump into your library without browsing folders. The classic file picker is still there for your custom .vot, .csv, and .fits files.

Watch below! 🎬

Anyone know where I can find an open&free Orion service module 3D model? I looked at the NASA and ESA websites, but there's only a rough model for 3D printing.

All models in sketchfab&co seem to be paid.

Here is an animation of the Artemis-II mission and the Lunar flyby.

#Artemis #Artemis2 #NASA #ESA #GaiaSky

I liked this #ArtemisII picture of the Moon so much that I tried to recreate it in #GaiaSky.

Left is the real picture, right is Gaia Sky.