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Mar 30, 2020

563: White Dwarf Mergers

Astronomy Cast 563: White Dwarf Mergers

by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

White dwarfs are usually about 60% the mass of the Sun, so it was a bit of a surprise when astronomers found one that was almost exactly twice that. What happens when white dwarfs merge?