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Astronomy, Stars

A Brown Dwarf Prevented a Regular Star from Going Through its Full Life Cycle

8 Nov , 2017 by Matt Williams

A team of Brazilian astronomers recently made an unexpected discovery, a binary system consisting of a low mass-white dwarf with a brown dwarf companion.

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Star Formation

A White-Hot Relationship

7 Jun , 2011 by Jason Major

  [/caption] Two stars have been discovered locked in a mutually-destructive embrace, a relationship that will end with both losing their individual identities as they spiral increasingly closer, eventually becoming a single hot body that is destined to quickly fizzle out. No, we’re not talking about the cover of a Hollywood tabloid, these are two […]

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