Hubble uncovers the secret of blue straggler stars that defy aging

Some stars appear to defy time itself. Nestled within ancient star clusters, they shine bluer and brighter than their ...

Hubble Reveals How Blue Straggler Stars Stay Young in Ancient Clusters

Hubble’s ultraviolet survey of 48 globular clusters shows blue straggler stars form mainly through interactions with ...

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Hubble finally cracks the case of the galaxy’s “forever young” stars

New Hubble observations explain how blue straggler stars form, showing that binary systems in low-density clusters play a key role ...
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‘Blue straggler’ likely born from a collision of stars

Meet HD 65907, an imposter. It’s a star that appears far too young for its age. Astronomers have finally cracked the case of this mysterious object, which has not led a normal life. Instead, the star ...
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Spectroscopic study inspects blue straggler stars in NGC 3201

Using the Magellan Clay Telescope, astronomers have performed a spectroscopic study of blue straggler stars in the globular cluster NGC 3201. Results of the new study, published May 21 on the arXiv ...