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The Formation of Blue Stragglers

Vampires and collisions rejuvenate stars

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Stars in globular clusters are generally extremely old, with ages of 12-13 billion years. However, a small fraction of them appear to be significantly younger than the average population and, because they ...