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Hidden White Dwarfs Found in the Solar Neighborhood
Key Takeaways
- Astronomers confirmed four white dwarfs within about 65 light-years of Earth.
- Each was concealed by a brighter red dwarf companion in a tight binary system.
- Researchers detected the systems through spectroscopic wobble measurements using Hubble's STIS instrument.
- The binaries could improve models of post-common-envelope stellar evolution.
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