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White dwarf stars are calculated to continue emitting energy for incredibly long amounts of time. It is believed that they can do so for longer than the age of the universe, hence, none have cooled off to black dwarf status yet. Some white dwarfs have been found around 100 light years from Earth and are thought to be the oldest known stars at 11 to 12 billion years old.

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How long do white dwarfs shine before they cool completely?

White dwarfs shine for billions of years before they cool completely. As they cool, they become dimmer and eventually fade into darkness, becoming black dwarfs. However, the process of a white dwarf cooling into a black dwarf takes trillions of years.


What star is the object that continues to shine dimly for billion of years as it slowly cools?

That would be a white dwarf, which is the super dense remains of star that is no longer capable of fusing hydrogen. White Dwarfs continue to shine because they are very hot however, over time the star will lose most of its heat and become a black dwarf.


Does a white dwarf star use hydrogen for energy?

No, white dwarf stars do not undergo nuclear fusion like main sequence stars, including our Sun. White dwarf stars are the remnants of low to medium mass stars, and they use stored thermal energy to shine and gradually cool over time.


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 comes before white dwarf and after white dwarf?

Before a white dwarf, a star would undergo the red giant phase. After a white dwarf, a star may end its life cycle as a black dwarf, although no black dwarfs are currently known to exist in the universe due to the long timescales required for a white dwarf to cool down.


Can a male Rob dwarf hamster mate with a winter white dwarf hamster?

Yes, as long as you do it right.


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.


How long will the sun be a red giant before it transitions into a white dwarf?

The sun will be a red giant for about 1 billion years before transitioning into a white dwarf.


Is there such a hamster called a long haired dwarf hamster?

There is a breed of hamster called the long-haired Syrian hamster, not classified as a dwarf. These hamsters have longer fur compared to the short-haired Syrians. The dwarf hamster species, which includes the Campbell's, Winter White, Roborovski, and Chinese hamsters, typically have shorter fur.


What type of stars has a low temperature and high luminosity?

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How long does it take for a white dwarf to cool?

It is estimated to take at least several hundred trillion years.


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.