Ep. 563: White Dwarf Mergers - a podcast by 365DaysOfAstronomy.org

from 2020-03-30T16:54:54

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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?

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