First pairs of white dwarf–main sequence binaries discovered in clusters shine new light on stellar evolution
Nov 19, 2024
Astronomers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered the first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars—"dead" remnants and "living" stars—in young star clusters. Described in a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, this breakthrough offers new insights into an extreme phase of stellar evolution, and one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics.
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-pairs-white-dwarfmain-sequence-binaries.html
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