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[ad_1] In a first, ESA’s Gaia mission researchers have discovered a huge black hole that is of stellar origin, hiding in plain sight in our very own Milky Way Galaxy. This sleeping giant was found in the constellation Aquila and that is just under 2000 light-years away from Earth. The intriguing part is that galaxies of such nature have not been found in the Milky Way before. They were…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Nasa’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to revolutionize our understanding of the Milky Way by accurately determining the ages of stars. Launching by May 2027, this advanced space telescope will measure the rotation periods of hundreds of thousands of stars, leveraging the principle that stars slow down as they age due to magnetic braking.This phenomenon, caused by the interaction between the stellar wind and…

[ad_1] Chandrayaan 3’s landing site ‘Shiv Shakti’ has received an approval from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. The global recognition comes exactly six months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the name for the site where the Vikram lander had made the touchdown. But India’s space domination is not limited to Chandrayaan 3 alone. Astronomers have identified two ancient streams of stars…

[ad_1] 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. 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…