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2024-03-21 Gaia unravels the ancient threads of the Milky Way - Gaia
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2024-03-21 Gaia unravels the ancient threads of the Milky Way
ESA’s Gaia space telescope has further disentangled the history of our galaxy, discovering two surprising streams of stars that formed and wove together over 12 billion years ago. The two streams, named Shakti and Shiva, helped form the infant Milky Way. Both are so ancient they likely formed before even the oldest parts of our present-day galaxy’s spiral arms and disc. Read more in the story published on esa.int/gaia: Gaia unravels the ancient threads of the Milky Way
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