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Scientists Excited by 'Teenage Vampire' White Dwarf's Missing Link

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Scientists Excited by 'Teenage Vampire' White Dwarf's Missing Link
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Astronomers have discovered Gaia22ayj, a rare 'teenage vampire' white dwarf star actively accreting material from a companion star, representing a short-lived, transitional phase in the evolution of white dwarf pulsars, providing new insights into stellar death and magnetic field development.

Topics:science#binary-star-system#gaia22ayj#magnetic-field#science#stellar-evolution#white-dwarf
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