Two is plenty for a new class of stars, according to researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Two is plenty for a new class of stars, according to researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)

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New class of star remnants. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) find two isolated, ultra-massive, X-ray emitting, highly magnetic, and rapidly rotating white dwarfs. Left to right: PhD student Andrei Cristea, Assistant Professor Ilaria Caiazzo, and PhD student Aayush Desai. © ISTA

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