Despite how it may sound, a blue lurker is not a villainous character from a comic book. It is a rare type of star, adrift in the vast cosmic ocean. This intriguing star, studied by the Hubble Space ...

Rare blue lurker star found in the M67 open star cluster Unusual rotation speed linked to stellar mergers in a triple system Hubble detects white dwarf companion with ...

Determined to find out, Leiner and her colleagues attained and analyzed fresh Hubble Space Telescope observations of one of the brightest blue lurker stars in M67 — the results suggest it was ...