• Question: What is the most recent dead star you've found

    Asked by to Sarah on 18 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Sarah Casewell answered on 18 Jun 2014:


      The most recent dead stars I’ve found were 7 white dwarfs in our galaxy. I was looking for new white dwarfs in a cluster called Alpha Persei. I found 7 new white dwarfs, but none of them belong to the cluster – they’re all in front of it or behind it unfortunately.

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