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Astronomers Observe a New Type of Binary Star Long Predicted to Exist

  • Artist's depiction of a new type of binary star: a pre-extremely low mass (ELM) white dwarf. Pictured in blue, the star is losing mass to a white dwarf companion and transitioning to an ELM white dwarf.

    Artist's depiction of a new type of binary star: a pre-extremely low mass (ELM) white dwarf. Pictured in blue, the star is losing mass to a white dwarf companion and transitioning to an ELM white dwarf.

    M.Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

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