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Evolution of “Blue Lurker” Star System (Artist’s Concept)
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Evolution of a "Blue Lurker" Star in a Triple System Panel 1: A triple star system containing three Sun-like stars.…

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NASA’s Hubble Tracks Down a ‘Blue Lurker’ Among Stars
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The name “blue lurker” might sound like a villainous character from a superhero movie. But it is a rare class…

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Westerlund 2
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Celestial Fireworks in Westerlund 2 The brilliant tapestry of young stars flaring to life resemble a glittering fireworks display in…

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30 Doradus: A Massive Star-Forming Region
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30 Doradus (the Tarantula Nebula) is a very bright and active star-forming region outside of the Milky Way galaxy, at…

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Trumpler 14
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Resembling an opulent diamond tapestry, this image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a glittering star cluster that contains a…

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Hubble Unveils a Tapestry of Dazzling Diamond-Like Stars
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Some of the Milky Way’s “celebrity stars” — opulent, attention-getting, and short-lived — can be found in this Hubble Space…

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Birth of a Blue Straggler Star
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[Left] - A normal star in a binary system gravitationally pulls in matter from an aging companion star that has…

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Hubble Helps Solve Mystery of ‘Born Again’ Stars
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For the past 60 years, astronomers have been puzzled by an unusual type of star that looks hotter and bluer…

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