Hubble discovers four hidden stars just 65 light-years from Earth, unseen until now

Astronomers have confirmed four hidden white dwarfs orbiting nearby red dwarf stars. Ultraviolet observations from the Hubble Space Telescope enabled this significant detection. These stellar remnants were previously concealed by their brighter companion stars. The findings refine estimates of th...

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