Tag: dwarf

Astronomers observe scar on white dwarf ‘cannibal’ star

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A slowly cooling stellar ember called a white dwarf with a scar on its face is providing new insight into the behavior of certain “cannibal” stars at the end of their life cycle. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Chile-based Very Large Telescope, researchers studied a white dwarf located about […]

Scientists say 2 solar system dwarf planets may harbor underground oceans

Two dwarf planets within our solar system, named Eris and Makemake, might exhibit enough geothermal activity to maintain oceans of liquid water within, according to modeling that describes new observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope. “We see some interesting signs of hot times in cool places,” said Christopher Glein, a planetary geochemist from […]