Astronomers discover a ghostly green star unlike any known before
Astronomers have uncovered a surprising rainbow of dead stars, including the first known star that would appear genuinely green to human eyes.
ScienceDaily reports: Astronomers have uncovered a surprising rainbow of dead stars, including the first known star that would appear genuinely green to human eyes.
Researchers found that white dwarfs can glow in unexpected shades of pink, purple, yellow, and cyan because of unusual chemical interactions in their extremely dense atmospheres.
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