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Astronomers Figure Out How to use Gravitational Lensing to Measure the Mass of White Dwarfs

20 Mar , 2018 by Matt Williams

An international team of scientists has found a way to use white dwarf stars as gravitational lenses, which will allow astronomers to measure their mass.

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.

This is Kind of Sad. Astronomers Find a Failed Star Orbiting a Dead Star

15 Jun , 2017 by Matt Williams

A study by a team of international astronomers spotted something truly rare – a failed star orbiting a star near the end of its life

Astronomers Measure the Mass of a White Dwarf, and Prove Einstein was Right… Again

8 Jun , 2017 by Matt Williams

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of NASA astronomers has repeated an old experiment that was used to confirm General Relativity

What Are Multiple Star Systems?

29 Nov , 2016 by Fraser Cain

Not all stars are alone. Some come in pairs and more. And when there are multiple stars in a system, watch the cosmic sparks fly.

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What is a Nova?

20 Oct , 2016 by Fraser Cain

We’ve talked about supernovae plenty of times, but what about just regular, plain old novae? What are they, and how are they different from the star destroying explosions we know and love?

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