white dwarf
noun
plural white dwarfs
: a small hot whitish star of low intrinsic brightness usually with a mass approximately equal to that of the sun but with a density many times larger
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The shedding creates a region of dust and gas around the star’s core — a white dwarf.
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Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
This would trigger explosive outbursts on the white dwarf, which would be seen across the galaxy as a nova eruption.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 June 2026
In the center is a white dwarf, the dense, compact core of a dying star.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Once a star dies, there are a number of possible fates that can ensue as well, as a stellar corpse can remain as a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
—Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
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Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
This would trigger explosive outbursts on the white dwarf, which would be seen across the galaxy as a nova eruption.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 June 2026
In the center is a white dwarf, the dense, compact core of a dying star.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Once a star dies, there are a number of possible fates that can ensue as well, as a stellar corpse can remain as a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
—Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
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“White dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20dwarf. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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