Vampire Stars
July 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
An international team of scientists in Chile have begun to study what are known as “O-type” stars, which have very high temperature, mass, and brightness. These stars live short and violent lives and play a key role in the evolution of galaxies. They also are linked to extreme phenomena, such as “vampire stars” where a smaller companion star sucks matter off the surface of its larger neighbor. Read more of this post
