Astronomers just found four hidden white dwarf stars near Earth
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Astronomers at University of Warwick and University of Colorado Boulder directly confirmed four previously hidden white dwarf stars in nearby binary systems within 65 light-years of Earth, including the ninth-closest known white dwarf to the Sun, using Hubble ultraviolet observations and specialized calibration methods to separate signals from stellar flaring.
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