The Gaia/Kepler revolution for asteroseismology and exoplanets

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This project aims to combine the first results from the Gaia mission with Kepler data to improve understanding of stars and planets. The study of the structure and evolution of stars and planets in our galaxy is one of the most rapidly growing fields in astronomy. While the NASA Kepler Mission has discovered thousands of exoplanets and oscillating stars, poor knowledge of their distances has been a limitation in exploiting the data. The project is expected to yield an empirical calibration of asteroseismology, and lead to breakthrough discoveries in understanding masses and interior rotation in intermediate mass stars to accurately estimate the frequency of Earth-like planets in our galaxy.