white dwarf
noun
plural white dwarfs
: a small hot whitish star of low intrinsic brightness usually with a mass approximately equal to that of the sun but with a density many times larger
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This leaves behind a white dwarf as a gradually-cooling stellar ember.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The white dwarfs are currently orbiting around each other, with each orbit lasting over 14 hours.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
During a close orbit, the heavier white dwarf of the pair gradually accumulates material from its partner, which sees that star, or both stars, explode.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The two white dwarfs now orbit each other in about 14 hours.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The white dwarfs are currently orbiting around each other, with each orbit lasting over 14 hours.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
During a close orbit, the heavier white dwarf of the pair gradually accumulates material from its partner, which sees that star, or both stars, explode.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The two white dwarfs now orbit each other in about 14 hours.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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“White dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20dwarf. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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