cosmicpower: invaderxan: Exploding White Dwarf Star A white dwarf is what stars like our Sun become after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel. Near the end of its nuclear burning stage, such a star expels most of its outer material, creating a planetary nebula. Only the hot core of the star remains. This core becomes a very hot (T > 100,000K) young white dwarf, which cools down over the course of the next billion years or so. Source: Berkeley Lab Computing Sciences, Image Gallery (via scienceisbeauty)

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Exploding White Dwarf Star

A white dwarf is what stars like our Sun become after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel. Near the end of its nuclear burning stage, such a star expels most of its outer material, creating a planetary nebula. Only the hot core of the star remains. This core becomes a very hot (T > 100,000K) young white dwarf, which cools down over the course of the next billion years or so.

Source: Berkeley Lab Computing Sciences, Image Gallery

(via scienceisbeauty)

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    THAT IS SO FUCKING COOL LOL
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    Neat! cosmicpower:
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    I’m geeking out over this..hardcore
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    I remember reading about this when I was about 14. When this happens...dwarf will expand...
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