White dwarf, red dwarf binary (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

White dwarf, red dwarf binary

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Artist's impression of a red dwarf (left) and a white dwarf (center) orbiting each other. The stars’ orbit is so tight that their magnetic fields interact, causing pulses of radio emission every two hours.

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Daniëlle Futselaar/artsource.nl

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