stackyFACTSIt turns out even stars commit identity theft.
It turns out even stars commit identity theft. Barium stars look suspiciously young and possess heavy elements that they are way too cold to have forged themselves. The twist? They are astronomical vampires. Millions of years ago, their smaller, hotter sibling star died and puffed off its heavy outer layers. The surviving star simply caught the radioactive debris in its gravitational web, painting itself in stolen heavy metals.
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