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The globular cluster Omega Centauri is seen in all its splendor in this image captured with the WFI camera from ESO’s La Silla Observatory. The image shows only the central part of the cluster. Image credit: ESO.

Astronomers Solve Mystery of ‘Blue Hook’ Stars

Jun 29, 2015 by News Staff

An international team of astronomers, led by Dr Francesca D’Antona from the INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy, has found that the so-called...