Unraveling the mystery of blue straggler stars
The globular cluster M53, imaged here by the Hubble Space Telescope, is home to mostly older stars – but also a population of strange, young-looking blue straggler stars. Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA 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 … Read more