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A white dwarf is the remnant of a star that has lost most of it mass. When it is formed it is very hot indeed but, as it now has insufficient mas to carry on fusion, it begins to cool down. For objects as massive as stars, even dwarfs, this cooling down takes a long time but eventually a white dwarf will cool down completely and become a black dwarf. Red dwarfs are never very hot as they have barely sufficient mass to effect fusion so don't do it very vigorously. However the fact that they go about their fusion slowly means they can maintain their meager temperatures for a long long time indeed. Some red dwarfs are older than the calculated age of the universe. (which is an interesting paradox) a
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What is the nearest red dwarf?
The nearest red dwarf is also our nearest star (after the Sun). Proxima Centauri at approximately 4.2 light years from us.
Very faint very dense Earth-size stars are?
Red and White dwarf stars.
What are the stages the sun goes through?
The sun is born, it burns for about 7-9 billion years, then it becomes a red giant that expands for about 200 years, then the gases dissipate throughout space and the center of the red giant becomes a white dwarf for 8+ billion years. Scientists say that the last stage is a black dwarf but we don't know for sure yet since the universe isn't old enough to pass the white dwarf stage.
A space word starting with R?
Rocket, Rings of Saturn. Radio telescope Red dwarf star Red giant star Redshift (Doppler effect, etc.) Retrograde (motion) Regulus (star) Rigel (star) Radiant (of meteor showers)
What happens to the sun once it used up all the fuel in the core?
It will expand into a red giant, swelling to many times larger than its current state. It will engulf Mercury, Venus, and perhaps Earth. After around a million years like that, it will collapse into a white dwarf star, about the size of earth but much more dense.
Why would a white dwarf become a red dwarf?
A white dwarf could not become a red dwarf. A white dwarf is a remnant of a dead star. A red dwarf is a star with a very low mass.
Which is the correct order - white dwarf or red?
It is called white dwarf. A white dwarf is a small star. If you heard of red giant it mean huge star.
Star of life?
Nebule > Star > Red Giant > Red Dwarf > White Dwarf > Supernova > Neutron Star > Black Hole.
How a star becames a white dwarf?
A white dwarf is the core of a dead star. As the star runs out of fuel, it expands into a red giant, as the shell of the red giant became a planetary nebula, and the core shrinks and became a white dwarf.
Is a red giant star hotter than a white dwarf star?
No. Color, for stars, is (almost) entirely dependent on "surface" temperature, and white stars are significantly hotter then red ones. (The order from coolest to hottest goes brown, red, orange, yellow, yellow-white, white, blue-white, blue).
Is a white dwarf smaller than a red dwarf?
Yes, far smaller. A red dwarf is a whole star in and of itself. A white dwarf is the collapsed remnant of the core of a low-to medium mass star. A white dwarf may be about the size of Earth.
What are the two giant and dwarf star?
Red Giants & Blue Giants & White Dwarf star
Why the color of dwarf star is red?
Only a red dwarf star is red. Our Sun is a yellow dwarf. A red dwarf is red because it is cool, and cool colours are red whereas hot colours are white and blue.
Which color represents the lowest surface temperature for a star?
Red stars are the coolest of the stars.However, for completeness:A brown dwarf is cooler.A white dwarf can be the hottest and one of the coolest (Depending on age)A black dwarf is the coldest.
Steps in the life of a star?
the steps in the life of a star is the yellow dwarf,red giant,white dwarf & the black dwarf.
How do scientists know that Rigel is the hottest star?
Rigel is a blue-white star wich indicates that is a very hot star. you might think red stars are the hottest but no, the hottest are blue-white.
Is the star proxima centauri a white star?
No. It's a red dwarf star.
