Friday, January 19, 2007
Astronomers find cannibal star
Skymania News reports, "British astronomers have discovered a new type of cannibal star that has gobbled up its companion. They identified a twin-star system where one star has stripped so much material away from the other that it can no longer shine." The astronomers made the discovery, using the UK's giant William Herschel Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, on La Palma, in the Canary Islands.
Astronomers find cannibal star
