Scientists find ‘Shiva’ and ‘Shakti,’ earliest building blocks of Milky Way
Scientists find ‘Shiva’ and ‘Shakti,’ earliest building blocks of Milky Way Scientists have discovered what could be the Milky Way's earliest building blocks and named them "Shiva" and Shakti." Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery: the potential earliest building blocks of the Milky Way, dubbed "Shiva" and "Shakti." These remnants are believed to stem from two galaxies that merged with an early version of our galaxy around 12 to 13 billion years ago, contributing significantly to its expansion. The identification of these components, named Shiva and Shakti, was accomplished by combining data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia satellite and the SDSS survey. This discovery can be likened to finding traces of a nascent settlement that eventually evolved into a sprawling metropolis, albeit on a cosmic scale. Galactic collisions and mergers set numerous processes into motion. Each...