Gaia reveals how Sun-like stars turn solid after their demise

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 14:00 in Astronomy & Space

Data captured by ESA’s galaxy-mapping spacecraft Gaia has revealed for the first time how white dwarfs, the dead remnants of stars like our Sun, turn into solid spheres as the hot gas inside them cools down.

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