Unveiling the Ancient Star Streams of the Milky Way

The landing site of Chandrayaan 3, named 'Shiv Shakti', has been approved by the International Astronomical Union, while astronomers have identified two ancient streams of stars in the Milky Way named 'Shakti' and 'Shiva', believed to be among the galaxy's earliest building blocks. These structures, found using data from the Gaia space telescope, are thought to be relics of two distinct galaxies that merged with the Milky Way around 12 billion years ago, shedding light on the galaxy's turbulent early stages.