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29 Year Old Indian Scientist Finds Galaxy City Names It After Manipurs Loktak Lake
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29-year-old Indian scientist finds galaxy city, names it after Manipur's Loktak Lake

May 31, 2026 Radifah Kabir India Today

A 29-year-old Manipuri astrophysicist has discovered an ancient city of galaxies dating back 12.6 billion years. This pathbreaking study reveals how crowded cosmic environments accelerated early galaxy growth. A 29-year-old Indian astrophysicist from Manipur has discovered a 12.6-billion-year-old metropolis of galaxies forming in the infant universe, using the James Webb Space Telescope.

29-year-old Indian scientist finds galaxy city, names it after Manipur's Loktak Lake. A 29-year-old Manipuri astrophysicist has discovered an ancient city of galaxies dating back 12.6 billion years. This pathbreaking study reveals how crowded cosmic environments accelerated early galaxy growth. A 29-year-old Indian astrophysicist from Manipur has discovered a 12.6-billion-year-old metropolis of galaxies forming in the infant universe, using the James Webb Space Telescope. Deep in the ink-black abyss of the infant universe, a colossal galactic fortress was quietly assembling itself in the dark. Now, a 29-year-old Indian astrophysicist has peeled back 12.6 billion years of cosmic history to uncover this ancient metropolis of galaxies. Named the Loktak Protocluster, this staggering cosmic megacity emerged a mere 1.2 billion years after the d...