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NASA planet-hunting telescope spots a dying star switching on and off – CNET

A white dwarf couldn’t swallow any of its star food floating nearby. That forced its lights to go out.

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An artist’s impression example of a white dwarf accreting as it draws in material from a companion star.
Helena Uthas
Deep within the cosmos, a fading star’s quiet death was sharply interrupted. Instead of gracefully vanishing into the heavy darkness of…

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