The Hindu·3 min read·hard
Astronomers discover formation of Blue Straggler Star
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The Hindu Bureau
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An international team of astronomers has captured direct evidence of a Blue Straggler Star forming through mass transfer in a binary system. By observing the star cluster Collinder 261, researchers confirmed that the star is gaining material from its companion, validating long-standing theories about their evolution.
In an international collaboration, astronomers from Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), along with their counterparts from India, Italy, France and the U.S., have discovered the formation of a Blue Straggler Star (BSS) whose origin and evolution has long puzzled astronomers.
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