NASA Discovers Oldest and Coldest White Dwarf Star
NASA has yet again made a breakthrough research by finding the coldest and oldest white dwarf, an Earth-sized remnant of a Sun-like star that has died, covered with dust and debris. It is also suspected that this is the first time a white dwarf, with multiple dust rings has been discovered.
Who Discovered White Debris?
- A group of scientists working with the NASA-led Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project has found the white debris.
- J0207 was found through Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, a project led by Marc Kuchner, a co-author and astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, that asks volunteers ....
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