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published by the Goddard Space Flight Center

This NASA site provides information about white dwarfs, produced when stars like our Sun exhaust their nuclear fuel and blow off much of their mass. The site contains an explanation of their properties and composition. Additional links include an introductory article, online quiz, cool facts, FAQ, and other resources.

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/dwarfs2.html

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Astronomy - Stars = Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Informal Education - Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material

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	This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from February 1, 2007 until February 14, 2007. View the feature here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Keywords:: nebulae, neutron
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created January 25, 2007 by Ann Deml
Record Updated:: August 23, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 1, 2006

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=4815">Goddard Space Flight Center. White Dwarf Stars. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, November 1, 2006.</a>

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(Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt), WWW Document, (http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/dwarfs2.html).

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White Dwarf Stars, (Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt), <http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/dwarfs2.html>.

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White Dwarf Stars. (2006, November 1). Retrieved January 19, 2020, from Goddard Space Flight Center: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/dwarfs2.html

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Goddard Space Flight Center. White Dwarf Stars. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, November 1, 2006. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/dwarfs2.html (accessed 19 January 2020).

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White Dwarf Stars. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center. 1 Nov. 2006. 19 Jan. 2020 <http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/dwarfs2.html>.

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