A White Dwarf is the end stat of a star in outerspace. A White Dwarf is a star that has exhausted most or all of its nuclear fuel and has collapsed to a very small size. A White Dwarf has around the same mass as the sun even though it is much smaller then it, this makes it extremely dense. White Dwarfs are very bright as they store alot of heat inside of them. White dwarfs are the final evolutionary state (see Stellar evolution) of all stars that have a mass too high compared to the other stars in our galaxy. When the White Dwarf is in its last stage it is surrounded by a Planetary Nebula. Because a White Dwarf is not able to create internal pressure the gravity from outerspace crushes it down until the electrons that make up the White Dwarf are crushed together. White Dwarfs can be degererated by gravity forcing all the electrons to go where they cannot go.
A White Dwarf
Unfortunately due to limited research and understanding on the white dwarf information on the it is limited. What is known however is the information posted above and the fact that life will never be able to be sustained on a white dwarf as it is a dying star and it has none of the essentials that sustain life for humans. Life can never be sustained or grow on a white dwarf due to the reasons above and because it is a star in interstella space which means it is impossible for life to live there.
A White Dwarf is the end stat of a star in outerspace. A White Dwarf is a star that has exhausted most or all of its nuclear fuel and has collapsed to a very small size. A White Dwarf has around the same mass as the sun even though it is much smaller then it, this makes it extremely dense. White Dwarfs are very bright as they store alot of heat inside of them. White dwarfs are the final evolutionary state (see Stellar evolution) of all stars that have a mass too high compared to the other stars in our galaxy. When the White Dwarf is in its last stage it is surrounded by a Planetary Nebula. Because a White Dwarf is not able to create internal pressure the gravity from outerspace crushes it down until the electrons that make up the White Dwarf are crushed together. White Dwarfs can be degererated by gravity forcing all the electrons to go where they cannot go.
Unfortunately due to limited research and understanding on the white dwarf information on the it is limited. What is known however is the information posted above and the fact that life will never be able to be sustained on a white dwarf as it is a dying star and it has none of the essentials that sustain life for humans. Life can never be sustained or grow on a white dwarf due to the reasons above and because it is a star in interstella space which means it is impossible for life to live there.
EXTERNAL LINKS
- http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/dwarfs.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dwarf
- http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l2/dwarfs.html
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