'Stellar Cannibalism' Is Key To Formation Of Overweight Stars
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 10:22
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomical researchers have discovered evidence that blue stragglers in globular clusters, whose existence has long puzzled astronomers, are the result of 'stellar cannibalism' in binary stars.
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