Hubble tracks down a 'blue lurker' among stars
Our sun is a lonely star. At least half the stars in our galaxy have binary companions. This was nicely illustrated in the Star Wars movie trilogy where Luke Skywalker watched two suns set on the horizon as seen from his home planet Tatooine.
An ancient 3-star system give this 'blue lurker' a turbo boost, Hubble Space Telescope reveals
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NASA’s Hubble Observes Rare Blue Lurker Star with Unusual Evolution in M67 Cluster
Hubble uncovers the blue lurker star, offering rare insights into triple-star system evolution and stellar mergers
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Discover the fascinating story of the 'blue lurker,' a mysterious star in the M67 star cluster studied by NASA's Hubble Telescope.
NASA's Hubble tracks down a 'blue lurker' among stars
The name 'blue lurker' might sound like a villainous character from a superhero movie. But it is a rare class of star that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking deeply into the open star cluster M67,
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NASA “Blue Lurker” Discovery Sheds light on the Secrets of Triple-Star Evolution in M67
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NASA's Hubble Tracks Down 'Blue Lurker' Among Stars
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