5 days ago · The term “blue lurker” might sound like a villain from a superhero movie, but it actually refers to a rare type of star. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently studied this unique star in the open star cluster M67, located about 2,800 light-years from Earth. Data from Hubble reveals that the blue lurker has had a dramatic past ...

Jan 13, 2025 · 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 star cluster M67, roughly 2,800 light-years away.

Jan 17, 2025 · The blue lurker is spinning much faster than expected, an unusual behavior that led to its identification. Otherwise, it looks like a normal sun-like star. The term "blue" is a bit of a misnomer ...

The blue lurker studied by Hubble provides valuable clues about their evolution. The white dwarf orbiting the blue lurker is more massive than expected (0.72 solar masses versus 0.5), suggesting ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a rare "blue lurker" star that has been feeding on material from its two conjoined siblings. The fast-spinning star provides a detailed look at the...

Jan 16, 2025 · NASA has identified a rare and unusual “blue lurker” star produced during the collapse of a triple-star system in the M67 star cluster. Due to its remarkable speed, the star hides 2,800 light years away and is visible through NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

Jan 17, 2025 · Unlike usual Sun-like stars that complete one rotation in approximately 30 days, the blue lurker pulls it off in just four days. This discovery was made by NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope, and highlights the incredible capacities …

The name “blue lurker” might sound like a villainous character from the golden age of radio. In reality it is a rare class of star that the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking deeply into the open star cluster M67, roughly 2,800 light-years away.

Jan 12, 2022 · Nicknamed “blue lurkers,” these stars hid for decades within clusters of other stars. To discover how the lurkers were sped up, Nine’s team turned the Hubble Space Telescope on eight of the stars in the cluster M67, which hosts thousands of binary star systems formed from the same cloud of gas.

Jan 15, 2025 · But it is a rare class of star that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking deeply into the open star cluster M67, roughly 2,800 light-years away. Forensics with Hubble data show that the...