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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
TopicMilky way

Topic: Milky way

Milky Way’s growth began earlier than thought, Hubble telescope reveals

A dwarf galaxy named LKH merged with the young Milky Way just two billion years after the Big Bang, adding stars, gas and dark matter.

Cosmic plot twist: Milky Way & neighbouring galaxy Andromeda may not collide after all, study finds

There is only a 50 percent chance of this happening even in the next 10 billion years, according to study by UK and Finland-based researchers, published in Nature Astronomy.

Why are humans able to speak & learn complex languages? The answer could be locked in a gene variant

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Scientists find earliest Milky Way-like galaxy ever. It’s disc shaped & took barely 700 mn yrs to evolve

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

A lethal fungus has wiped out bats in some US counties & it led to increased infant deaths

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Much-searched-for black hole finally identified in Milky Way using fast-paced stars — Nature study

An Intermediate-mass black hole has been identified in heart of Omega Centauri, Milky Way’s most massive star cluster, providing support to age-old theory regarding galactic evolution.

Tiny bright objects emitting ancient starlight could upend theory of galaxy formation

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Pune astronomers identify galaxy in Milky Way’s neighbourhood as ‘explosive factory’ of gamma rays

Kathryn’s Wheel was formed due to collision of 2 galaxies, but study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters notes that star formation alone doesn't explain gamma ray emission.

Milky Way’s last big collision with another galaxy was much more recent than previously thought

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Indian scientists first to detect polarisation in X-ray emissions from black hole outside Milky Way

Using a NASA satellite for X-ray polarimetry, the scientists revealed that X-ray emissions from this black hole were polarised in nature, 'which means it changes the degree and angle'.

On Camera

We knew Modi’s attack on institutions was bad for Indian economy. Now we have proof

For die-hard Modi supporters who couldn’t care less about institutions, a new study shows that India’s per capita income was 10% lower under Modi than it might otherwise have been.

PM Internship Scheme sees stronger response in third pilot round

More candidates have joined 3rd pilot round so far than combined number from first two rounds. Govt expects this round to be the final pilot before full rollout.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one women fighter pilots were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman