Ravenous 'vampire' stars may use cosmic accomplices to help devour stellar victims
Astronomers have discovered that vampire white dwarfs that feast on victim companion stars have assistance in acquiring prey in the form of lurking third stars.
An illustration shows a vampire white dwarf feeding on a victim star, but did the star lurking in the background bring them together Astronomers have been aware of cosmic vampires, dead stars that hungrily strip plasma from victim stars, for some tim... [5130 chars]
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