White Dwarf

A white dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter.

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Astronomers discover the first-ever green star, plus the reddest 'white dwarf' ever seen

Astronomers have discovered the first example of a second-generation planet orbiting a white dwarf, a world that formed from the remains of the dead star it now orbits

Giant Exoplanet around White Dwarf May Reveal Jupiter’s Fate Billions of Years from Now

Einstein Probe may have caught a black hole tearing apart a white dwarf for the first time

X-Ray Blaze Could Be First Glimpse of a Black Hole Shredding a White Dwarf

HKU astrophysicists contribute to interpreting a possible first-ever Einstein probe observation of a black hole tearing apart a white dwarf - EurekAlert!

A close-in massive planet efficiently suppresses white dwarf atmospheric pollution by gravitationally scattering or ejecting inward-migrating asteroidal bodies before they reach the tidal disruption (Roche) limit

Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded

A white dwarf’s cosmic feeding frenzy revealed by NASA

Astronomers Spot a White Dwarf That's Still Consuming its Planets

Icy planetesimal with high nitrogen and water content discovered in white dwarf's atmosphere

Hubble Reveals White Dwarf Devouring a Frozen, Pluto-Like World

A White Dwarf Makes A Meal Of A Pluto-Like Object

Cosmic Crime Scene: White dwarf found devouring Pluto-like icy world

White dwarf caught devouring a frozen Pluto-like world

This White Dwarf Merged With Another Star To Form An Ultra-Massive White Dwarf

Astronomers Discover Mysterious Radio Pulsing White Dwarf

Missing link star? Why this 'teenage vampire' white dwarf has scientists so excited

Webb confirms the coldest planet ever found. It's orbiting a white dwarf

Webb Confirms the Coldest Planet Ever Found. It's Orbiting a White Dwarf