Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition Season 1 Episode 52 White Dwarfs and Nova Eruptions

October 19, 2023
30 min

The burned out Sun will eventually contract into a white dwarf. This is the fate of all stars between roughly 0.08 and 8 solar masses. A white dwarf in a binary system may steal matter from its companion star and flare up in an eruption called a nova.

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