Discovery of ‘Ultra-Massive’ White Dwarf Suggests Two Stars Merged Into One

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Astronomers have found a white dwarf that was once two white dwarfs. The pair of stars merged into one about 1.3 billion years ago. The resulting star, named WDJ0551+4135, is about 150 light years away.
A white dwarf is the end state of stars like our Sun. O… [+6805 chars]Source