Ep. 563: White Dwarf Mergers
365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition
English - March 30, 2020 16:54 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsNatural Sciences Science astronomy space science planets supernova black holes telescopes telescope Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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White dwarfs are usually about 60% the mass of the Sun, so it was a bit of a surprise when astronomers found one that was almost exactly twice that. What happens when white dwarfs merge?