Meet Our Newest Stellar Neighbours That Hid in the Glare of Other Stars
Illustrative image Astronomers have found four new white dwarfs within about 65 light years. Even though the sky has been studied thoroughly, these escaped detection. That's because they're tight binaries with red dwarf partners, and the much brighter red dwarfs hide the white dwarfs. The binaries used to share common envelopes.
Source：Universe Today
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