From Chandrayaan 3 to Milky Way: The Shiva and Shakti connection
Hindustan TimesChandrayaan 3's landing site ‘Shiv Shakti’ has received an approval from the International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. Astronomers have identified two ancient streams of stars named after ‘Shakti’ and ‘Shiva’, believed to be among the Milky Way Galaxy's earliest building blocks, Reuters reported. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced 'Shiv Shakti' as the name for the site where the Vikram lander had made the touchdown Launched in 2013, Gaia's dataset now includes positions, changes in the positions and distances for almost 1.5 billion stars within our galaxy. According to astronomers, they might be relics of two distinct galaxies that merged roughly 12 billion years ago with the Milky Way's primordial pieces during the galaxy's infancy. As per the report, ‘Shakti’ and Shiva' are comprised of stars with similar chemical compositions that formed 12-13 billion years ago.
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Milky Way merged with a smaller galaxy in cosmic collision, 10 billion years ago
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