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Astronomy

Why Do Some Stars Become White Dwarfs After Death?

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A single teaspoon of white dwarf material weighs about as much as a small car—about 5.5 tons—because its matter is packed to densities millions of times greater than anything on Earth.

Why this is interesting

Our Sun will never become a black hole or explode in a supernova—so what will it become, and why does its fate differ from more massive stars?