New Way to Weigh a White Dwarf: Use Hubble Space Telescope (IMAGE)

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New Way to Weigh a White Dwarf: Use Hubble Space Telescope

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This time-lapse movie, made from eight Hubble Space Telescope images, shows the apparent motion of the white dwarf star Stein 2051 B as it passes in front of a distant star.

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NASA, ESA, and K. Sahu (STScI)

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