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White Dwarf Star Morphs into Massive Diamond in Space

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Source: Livescience.com
White Dwarf Star Morphs into Massive Diamond in Space
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Scientists have discovered a white dwarf star, HD 190412 C, that is in the process of crystallizing into a celestial diamond. The star is about 104 light-years away in a quadruple star system called HD 190412. The researchers calculated the star's temperature, which puts it into the range of a crystallizing white dwarf. With this information, the team modeled the white dwarf’s cooling over time, confirming the first case of a crystallizing white dwarf with a known age.

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