chandrasekhar limit
Strange Green Star is the Result of a Merger Between two White Dwarfs
Chandrasekhar found there is an upper limit for the mass of a white dwarf, but some white dwarfs can break…
4 years ago
Scientists Recreate the Density of a White Dwarf in the Lab
Inside a white dwarf, atoms are squeezed almost to the point of collape. Now we've created this matter in a…
4 years ago
Bizarre Star Could be the Result of Two White Dwarfs Merging Together
Stars live and die on epic time scales. Tens of millions of years, hundreds of millions of years, even billions…
5 years ago
This Star Has Been Going Nova Every Year, for Millions of Years
A nova star is like a vampire that siphons gas from its binary partner. As it does so, the gas…
6 years ago
Two Stars On A Death Spiral Set To Detonate As A Supernova
Two white dwarfs circle around one other, locked in a fatal tango. With an intimate orbit and a hefty combined mass, the pair is ultimately…
10 years ago
Chandrasekhar Limit
[/caption] When a human puts on too much weight, there is an increased risk of heart attack; when a white…
15 years ago