Researchers identify two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks
Astronomers have discovered two ancient galactic fragments, Shakti and Shiva, that merged with the Milky Way over 12 billion years ago, unveiling clues about our galaxy’s early history.
Our surprising magnetic galaxy
From University of Tokyo 12/01/24 A team of astronomers including those from the University of Tokyo created the first-ever map of magnetic field structures within a spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. Previous studies on galactic magnetic fields only gave a very general picture, but the new study reveals that magnetic fields in the […]