From The Science Asylum.

White dwarf stars are so cool! Did you know they’re made without a supernova? This is just 1 of 7 facts about white dwarfs explained in this video. Watch to learn more.

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Emily Lucid – Producer
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SOURCES

White Dwarfs:
https://people.ast.cam.ac.uk/~pettini/Stellar%20Structure%20Evolution/Lecture14.pdf
https://astro.swarthmore.edu/astro123/reading/OC_Ch16.pdf
https://physics.weber.edu/palen/phsx1040/Lectures/Lwdns.html
https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/W/whitedwarf.html
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/131845
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/tallest-mountain-neutron-star-fraction-millimeter-tall

Bowling Balls:
https://what-if.xkcd.com/46/
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TIME CODES

00:00 Intro
00:20 Supernovas
01:00 Low-Mass White Dwarfs
02:07 Hydrogen and Helium Envelopes
03:30 Smooth (Like Shark Skin)
04:42 Wait, What Color Are They?
05:34 Core Temperature
06:25 Mass vs Diameter
07:27 Closing Thoughts
07:43 Featured Comment