\nStars fattened by stealing matter from their neighbours get trapped in the centre of the star clusters they dwell in, Hubble Space Telescope images reveal.\n<\/p>\n
\nA new study of the images also suggests that any black holes contained in these clusters must be relatively small.\n<\/p>\n
\nMassive groupings of stars called globular clusters behave like cosmic sorting machines. Over time, interactions between the stars cause the most massive ones to settle near the centre of clusters, while less massive stars stay farther out.\n<\/p>\n
\nA class of stars called “blue stragglers” has previously been observed to congregate near the centre of globular star clusters. Blue stragglers are unusually hot and bright and are thought to be stars that have gained mass either by slowly stealing matter from a companion, or perhaps by colliding and merging with another star.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nAmong stars, these so-called “blue stragglers” are known as clusterfuckers.
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Let this be a lesson to you: Gluttonous stars trapped inside star clusters Stars fattened by stealing matter from their neighbours get trapped in the centre of the star clusters they dwell in, Hubble Space Telescope images reveal. A new study of the images also suggests that any black holes contained in these clusters must be relatively small. Massive groupings of stars called globular clusters behave like cosmic sorting machines.<\/p>\n
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