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So Hoos Asking: What Are Those Large Metal Blocks Scattered About Grounds?

From Carr’s Hill to the West Range, large ornate metal sculptures can be found in several areas of the University of Virginia. They once were more than mere décor. The cast iron sculptures are ...
Science Daily

Two of the Milky Way's earliest building blocks identified

Astronomers have identified what could be two of the Milky Way's earliest building blocks: Named 'Shakti' and 'Shiva', these appear to be the remnants of two galaxies that merged between 12 and 13 ...
The Boston Globe

Building block display injures 10 people including, six children, in collapse at Peabody arcade

PEABODY — Ten people, including six children, were hurt Tuesday when a display of large building blocks fell on them at a Peabody arcade during a “Noon Year’s Eve” celebration to ring in the new year, ...
Nanowerk

Researchers identify two of the Milky Way's earliest building blocks

(Nanowerk News) Astronomers have identified what could be two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks: Named “Shakti” and “Shiva”, these appear to be the remnants of two galaxies that merged ...
EurekAlert!

Researchers identify two of the Milky Way's earliest building blocks

A visualization of the Milky Way galaxy, with the stars that Khyati Malhan and Hans-Walter Rix identified in the Gaia DR3 data set as belonging to Shiva and Shakti shown as colored dots. Shiva stars ...