Scientists identify Milky Way’s ancient building blocks Shakti and Shiva

Scientists identify Milky Way’s ancient building blocks Shakti and Shiva

WASHINGTON, March 23 — Astronomers have identified two ancient streams of stars — named after the Hindu deities Shakti and Shiva — that appear to be among the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks, offering new insight into how our galaxy came together long ago. These structures, found using observations from the European Space Agency’s Gaia … Read more