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It is estimated to take at least several hundred trillion years.
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How long will it take a white dwarf to cool and fade?
It takes several hundred trillion years of a white dwarf to cool.
What is the relationship between a black dwarf and a white dwarf?
A white dwarf will cool very slowly to become a black dwarf. This process will take longer than the current age of the universe.
How far is the earth to the black dwarf star?
There are not black dwarfs. It would take trillions of years for a white dwarf to cool to a black dwarf, which is more than the current age of the universe.
How long does it take for a white dwarf to become a black dwarf?
Billions of years - longer than the life of our universe has passed from now (21st century).
What is a dim star that forms from a collapsed red giant?
It is called a white dwarf. It is the penultimate stage of a star the size of the Sun, which progresses with age from a yellow or orange star, to a red giant, to a white dwarf, and ultimately (after an immensely long period of time) a black dwarf. (There are no confirmed black dwarf stars because their formation may take much longer than the current age of the universe.)
How long will it take a white dwarf to cool and fade?
It takes several hundred trillion years of a white dwarf to cool.
What is the relationship between a black dwarf and a white dwarf?
A white dwarf will cool very slowly to become a black dwarf. This process will take longer than the current age of the universe.
Can a white dwarf stay a live for more than a thousand years?
Far more than that. It is estimated to take hundreds of trillions of years for a white dwarf to cool to a black dwarf.
Why doesn't nuclear fusion take place in a white dwarf?
White dwarfs are too cool for nuclear fusion to take place.
What is a star formed from a white dwarf that has lost its energy?
A white dwarf is the last stage of 97% of star evolution. A white dwarf will eventually cool down, and become a "black dwarf". Black dwarves are not expected to exist yet; to cool down to that level, it would take longer than the current age of the Universe.
Are there any black dwarf stars?
No. It is estimated that it would take trillions of years for a white dwarf to cool to a black dwarf. The universe is not old enough for that to have happened yet.
How far is the earth to the black dwarf star?
There are not black dwarfs. It would take trillions of years for a white dwarf to cool to a black dwarf, which is more than the current age of the universe.
How long will it take for a brown dwarf to become a black dwarf?
A brown dwarf will never become a black dwarf. A black dwarf is what becomes of a white dwarf. This process takes hundreds of trillions of years.
What is the lifespan of a white dwarf?
If nothing disturbs the white dwarf it will slowly cool for hundreds of millions of years until it turns to an invisible black dwarf, which if nothing disturbs the black dwarf it will last until the universe ends.
What are some examples of back dwarfs?
There are currently no black dwarfs. The time it would take for a white dwarf to cool to a black dwarf is greater than the current age of the universe.
Will white dwarfs burn out in several years?
Yes, but it will take many, many billions of years. White dwarves no longer produce energy, and will gradually cool down. However, there is a lot of energy in a white dwarf, and a small surface are to dissipate that energy, so it will take very long.
How long does it take for a white dwarf to become a black dwarf?
Billions of years - longer than the life of our universe has passed from now (21st century).
