How to know if you are stuck in the “Mirror Universe”?
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How to know if you are stuck in the “Mirror Universe”?

Priya Goyal This Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to live in a virtual world, where many social activities like teaching, conference presentations, dance training, karate classes (from my personal list), etc. are happening online. While participating in one of these, I am sure that at least once we all would have got confused due to…

A tale of hydrogen-deficient stars
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A tale of hydrogen-deficient stars

Anirban Bhowmick ‘Bhaiyya! Do hydrogen-deficient stars really exist?’ asked Rony with amazement. ‘Yes! Not only do they exist, but they also have different types’ explained Ani. R: ‘Unbelievable! I always thought stars shine due to nuclear fusion of hydrogen and hence they are hydrogen-rich!’ A: ‘It’s not just you, even the astronomers were not ready…

Detection of a dead companion to a Vampire star in the Globular Cluster of our Galaxy
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Detection of a dead companion to a Vampire star in the Globular Cluster of our Galaxy

Snehalata Sahu Have you ever heard of a vampire-like star existing in our Universe? If not, then you are missing the story of one of the most exciting types of stars, known as “Blue Straggler Stars” (BSSs). They are called so because they appear blue in color and straggle or lag in age behind their ancient neighbors, which…