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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.

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According to one estimate, it will take a white dwarf 10 to the power 15 years to cool down to about 5 kelvin - at which point it won't give off significant radiation, and can be considered a black dwarf.

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The life span of a white dwarf is thought to equal that of a proton, which is theorized to be either 1023 years or 10200 years.

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