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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But further observations of this and other white dwarf stars would be needed to clarify the conundrum.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2025
Type Ia supernova explosions spur the destruction of white dwarf stars that have accreted too much mass.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
This is significant because globular clusters are associated with other powerful events associated with older stars, including the collisions and mergers of two neutron stars or a white dwarf collapsing under its own gravity.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
In this arrangement, a white dwarf star usually pulls mass from a nearby companion star.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2025
Type Ia supernova explosions spur the destruction of white dwarf stars that have accreted too much mass.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
This is significant because globular clusters are associated with other powerful events associated with older stars, including the collisions and mergers of two neutron stars or a white dwarf collapsing under its own gravity.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
In this arrangement, a white dwarf star usually pulls mass from a nearby companion star.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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“White dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20dwarf. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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