Mysterious blue lurker stars likely got a spin boost by absorbing their partners

The open cluster M67 hosts a number of so-called blue stragglers, stars that spin far faster than expected. New research suggests the stars got a spin boost by absorbing gas from a dying partner star. Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

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