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"Vampire" Stars Found in Heart of Our Galaxy—A First
NatGeoNwes ^
| June 9, 2011
| Charles Choi
Posted on 06/11/2011 5:15:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Called blue stragglers, these cannibal stars have been spotted in other parts of the Milky Way. They seem to lag in age next to the other stars with which they formedappearing hotter, and thus younger and bluer.
Astronomers suspect blue stragglers look so youthful because they've stolen hydrogen fuel from other stars, perhaps after colliding into their victims.
These cannibal stars are routinely found in dense star clusters, where stars have many chances to feed off each other. Now, however, scientists have found blue stragglers in the Milky Way's galactic bulge, a dense region of stars and gas surrounding the galaxy's center.
"For a long time, it was suspected there were blue stragglers in the bulge, but no one knew how many there might be," said Will Clarkson, an astronomer at Indiana University Bloomington and the University of California, Los Angeles.
"At long last, we've shown they're there."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: haltonarp; stringtheory; vampirestars; xplanets
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posted on
06/11/2011 5:15:09 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
06/11/2011 5:15:55 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
06/11/2011 5:18:02 PM PDT
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GAB-1955
(I write books, love my wife, serve my nation, and believe in the Resurrection.)
To: BenLurkin
i vant to suck your H2
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06/11/2011 5:19:28 PM PDT
by
Christian Engineer Mass
(25ish Cambridge MA grad student. Many conservative Christians my age out there? __ Click my name)
To: SunkenCiv
Ping of possible interest.
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posted on
06/11/2011 5:30:16 PM PDT
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annie laurie
(All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost)
To: BenLurkin
Galactic redistribution of wealth? Liberal stars, perhaps?
To: BenLurkin
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06/11/2011 5:32:30 PM PDT
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Krankor
(Her voice was soft and cool, her eyes were clear and bright . But she's not there)
To: BenLurkin
have they found any Porn Stars?
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posted on
06/11/2011 5:58:24 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: BenLurkin
I thought Commander Shepard already took care of the Collector base in the Galaxy's Center!?
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06/11/2011 5:59:35 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(If Sarah can't be elected in 2012, then Phase II will fall into place, may G-D have mercy on us all)
To: BenLurkin
Not much chance of life in that neighborhood.
To: BenLurkin
Big fish eat little fish.... seems to be the one of the basic laws of the Universe.
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06/11/2011 6:12:50 PM PDT
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sjmjax
(Politicans are like bananas - they start out green, turn yellow, then rot.)
To: BenLurkin
It’s probably Bush’s fault.
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06/11/2011 6:13:42 PM PDT
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Venturer
To: Krankor
Uh.....um....errr.....ahem!
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posted on
06/11/2011 6:21:39 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: BenLurkin
I want to name the blue twins - Bela and Lugosi.
It would only seem fitting to do this.
On earth, we have two vampires running the country, sucking it dry. Named “Obama” and “Michele”.
“We’re gonna need a bigger cross!”
To: BenLurkin
Vampirogenesis
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06/11/2011 7:09:38 PM PDT
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Rudder
(The Main Stream Media is Our Enemy---get used to it.)
To: mylife
have they found any Porn Stars?
No, but here's our Galactic Bulge:
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06/11/2011 7:16:35 PM PDT
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Rudder
(The Main Stream Media is Our Enemy---get used to it.)
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06/11/2011 7:47:08 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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06/11/2011 7:49:52 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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06/11/2011 7:50:52 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
To: BenLurkin
"Vampire" Stars Found in Heart of Our Galaxy
Astronomers suspect blue stragglers look so youthful because they've stolen hydrogen fuel from other stars, perhaps after colliding into their victims.
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06/12/2011 5:02:34 AM PDT
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Condor51
(The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits [A.Einstein])
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