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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In about 5 billion years, our sun is expected to become a white dwarf.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
The white dwarf, called WD 0816-310, is an Earth-size remnant of a star that was once like our sun but larger.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
The white dwarf, called WD 0816-310, is an Earth-size remnant of a star that was once like our sun but larger.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
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“White dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20dwarf. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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