Ep. 563: White Dwarf Mergers
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- Published
- Mon 30 Mar 2020
- Episode Link
- https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AC_563_Raw_2020_03_30.mp3
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?
