"We have by and large been ignoring triples in models and simulations — we're just starting to understand how these types of ...

Our sun is a lonely star. At least half the stars in our galaxy have binary companions. This was nicely illustrated in the ...

Discover the fascinating story of the 'blue lurker,' a mysterious star in the M67 star cluster studied by NASA's Hubble ...

Hubble uncovers the blue lurker star, offering rare insights into triple-star system evolution and stellar mergers ...

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 ...

In some systems, stars interact in fascinating ways. One of these stories involves a star called the “blue lurker,” recently ...

Determined to find out, Leiner and her colleagues attained and analyzed fresh Hubble Space Telescope observations of one of the brightest blue lurker stars in M67 — the results suggest it was ...

What can fast-spinning stars known as “blue lurkers” teach us about star formation and evolution? This is what a recent study being presented a | Space ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A massive white dwarf (lower left) and a "blue lurker" star (upper right) – which could ...

Evolution of a "Blue Lurker" Star in a Triple System Panel 1: A triple star system containing three Sun-like stars. Two are very tightly orbiting. The third star has a much wider orbit.