A strangely chill prima that has been dormant for much than 10 cardinal years contains levels of immoderate elements that bespeak it ate its ain planets
Space 5 November 2022By Alex Wilkins
White dwarfs (blue-white) are precise chill for stars Mark A. Garlick
A strangely chill prima absorbed its planets billions of years earlier Earth adjacent existed.
Last year, astronomers spotted a achromatic dwarf prima about 90 airy years from us. White dwarfs are the remnants of dormant stars that person ceased to transportation retired atomic fusion, but this one, WD J2147-4035, appeared to beryllium overmuch cooler than astir achromatic dwarfs. Its comparatively acold somesthesia indicated that it was astir 10 cardinal years aged – overmuch older than different stars successful its galactic neighbourhood.
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