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Astronomers have identified a White Dwarf so Massive that it might Collapse

This illustration highlights a newfound small white dwarf that is somewhat larger than earth’s moon. the two bodies are shown next to each other for size comparison. the hotyoung white dwarf is the most massive white dwarf knownweighing 1.35 times as much as our sun. Credit: Giuseppe Parisi

Astronomers have identified an extremely magnetized and rapidly rotating ultra-massive white dwarf. Several telescopes characterized the dead star. Maunakea and Haleakala, Hawai’i — Astronomers have discovered the smallest and most massive white dwarf ever seen...

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