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Astronomers Watched a Star System Die

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Astronomers Watched a Star System Die

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    Astronomers Watched a Star System Die
    by Evan Gough

    About 570 light years from Earth lies WD 1145+017, a white dwarf star. In many respects it’s a typical white dwarf star. Its mass is about 0.6 solar masses, and its temperature is about 15,900 Kelvin. But five years ago, a team of astronomers wrote a paper on the white dwarf, showing that something unusual …

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