Stars Find Fountain of Youth Via Vampirism and Collisions

Mysterious old stars that look oddly young found the fountain of youth via two means, new research finds. Some rely on vampirism to suck the life out of a companion star, while others are rejuvenated in cosmic collisions.

The strange stars exist among a tight group of stellar geezers in what's called a globular cluster. The whole setup called Messier 30 – an ancient knot of stars sitting 28,000 light-years away and within our Milky Way galaxy – is thought to have hit the scene about 13 billion years ago, when the universe was an infant.

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Now this is pretty interesting to say the least !

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[edit on 25-12-2009 by Max_TO]

[edit on 25-12-2009 by Max_TO]

I thought they were found in the Cruise and Travolta constellations?

That makes sense, I suppose they would be on the road to becoming black holes but 13 billion years is a long time. The nearest "host" stars must be just at that right distance.

Originally posted by Max_TO
stellar geezers in what's called a globular cluster. The whole setup called Messier 30 – an ancient knot of stars sitting 28,000 light-years away and within our Milky Way galaxy – is thought to have hit the scene about 13 billion years ago, when the universe was an infant.

I thought globular clusters is were stars are born... not a place of 13 billion year old star(s), but if it could pull off other stars it might live longer than a norm star does.

Only really huge stars make it to the blackhole stage, most just become brown dwarfs.