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[http://gaiaathome.eu/gaiaathome/ '''''Gaia@home'''''] is a '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer distributed computing]]''''' project based on the BOINC middleware platform. The project was created by researchers from the Astronomical Observatory Institute at [[wikipedia:Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań|Adam Mickiewicz University]] in Poland to support astronomical research using data from the [[wikipedia:Gaia (spacecraft)|Gaia]] space observatory mission operated by the [[wikipedia:European Space Agency|European Space Agency]] (ESA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gaiaathome.eu/gaiaathome/ |title=Gaia@home |publisher=Gaia@home |access-date=2026-05-18}}</ref>

The project distributes computationally intensive astronomical calculations to volunteers around the world using the BOINC infrastructure. Gaia@home focuses primarily on celestial mechanics, stellar dynamics, and the study of long-period comets and stellar encounters with the Solar System.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php |title=BOINC Projects List |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |access-date=2026-05-18}}</ref>

== History ==

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 [http://gaiaathome.eu/gaiaathome/ '''''Gaia@home'''''] is a '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer distributed computing]]''''' project based on the BOINC middleware platform. The project was created by researchers from the Astronomical Observatory Institute at [[wikipedia:Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań|Adam Mickiewicz University]] in Poland to support astronomical research using data from the [[wikipedia:Gaia (spacecraft)|Gaia]] space observatory mission operated by the [[wikipedia:European Space Agency|European Space Agency]] (ESA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gaiaathome.eu/gaiaathome/ |title=Gaia@home |publisher=Gaia@home |access-date=2026-05-18}}</ref>
 The project distributes computationally intensive astronomical calculations to volunteers around the world using the BOINC infrastructure. Gaia@home focuses primarily on celestial mechanics, stellar dynamics, and the study of long-period comets and stellar encounters with the Solar System.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php |title=BOINC Projects List |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |access-date=2026-05-18}}</ref>
 == History ==