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Ep 232: White dwarfs can appear yellow, pink or purple when trace elements in their dense…
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News White dwarfs can appear yellow, pink or purple when trace elements in their dense atmospheres filter the light they emit. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories White Dwarfs Glow Yellow, Pink or Purple in New Models — Universe Today Researchers at the University of Warwick modeled 151 white dwarfs within 20 parsecs of Earth. They found that five of the stars—roughly 3.3 percent—display non-white colors when carbon, calcium or sodium sits in their extremely dense atmospheres. Carbon produces pink or purple hues while hydrogen and…
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