SCIENCEJul 14 · 00:01 UTCCOURTHOUSE NEWSChloe Baul

Hidden stars found in Earth’s cosmic backyard

Four white dwarfs hidden by red dwarf companions within 65 light-years of Earth were discovered using Hubble's ultraviolet observations and radial velocity analysis. One, located 25 light-years away, is now the ninth-closest known white dwarf to the sun, revealing gaps in understanding of nearby stellar systems.

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Mairi O’BrienpersonUniversity of WarwickorganizationHubble Space TelescopeorganizationJames Webb Space TelescopeorganizationMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyorganizationG 203-47placewhite dwarfstopicpost-common envelope binariestopic

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