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A rare breed of star recently discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope spins faster by feeding on its stellar siblings. The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a rare "blue lurker" star that has ...

A chunk of that knowledge came to light when Hubble observations of the blue lurker revealed it was not a standalone star, but rather was locked in a gravitational dance with the smoldering ...