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White Dwarf
The dense, hot core left behind after a low- or intermediate-mass star expels its outer layers. White dwarfs are composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter and no longer undergo fusion.
Source: chandra.harvard.edu
APODs including "White Dwarf"
RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
28/05/2022
Planetary Nebula Abell 7
21/05/2022
The Medusa Nebula
25/03/2022
Symbiotic R Aquarii
05/02/2022
Explosions from White Dwarf Star RS Oph
22/08/2021
Rings Around the Ring Nebula
18/08/2021
M27: The Dumbbell Nebula
12/07/2021
A Bright Nova in Cassiopeia
07/06/2021
The Medusa Nebula
26/03/2021
The Helix Nebula from CFHT
24/11/2020
Supernova in NGC 2525
23/10/2020
Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent
17/10/2020
M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula
13/09/2020
The Galactic Center from Radio to X-ray
31/03/2020
M27: The Dumbbell Nebula
03/12/2019
MyCn 18: The Engraved Hourglass Planetary Nebula
29/09/2019
The Ghost of Jupiter's Halo
11/07/2019
The Shape of the Southern Crab
24/04/2019
The Helix Nebula in Hydrogen and Oxygen
13/02/2019
Symbiotic R Aquarii
11/07/2018
A Plurality of Singularities at the Galactic Center
12/05/2018
NGC 1360: The Robin's Egg Nebula
11/05/2018
Announcing Nova Carinae 2018
25/03/2018
The Helix Nebula from CFHT
03/01/2018
NGC 6369: The Little Ghost Nebula
28/10/2017
Symbiotic R Aquarii
29/06/2017
The Red Spider Planetary Nebula
19/04/2017
The Calabash Nebula from Hubble
15/02/2017
IC 4406: A Seemingly Square Nebula
08/01/2017
Nova over Thailand
21/11/2016