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Astronomers find a green-looking white dwarf among rainbow-colored dead stars

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Scientists Find a ‘Ghostly Green’ Star, and That’s Not the Only Crazy Color
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Astronomers have found a rainbow of white dwarf stars, including what is described as the first known star that would appear genuinely green to human eyes. Researchers say white dwarfs can glow in unexpected shades of pink, purple, yellow and cyan because of unusual chemical interactions in their extremely dense atmospheres. CNET reports that one astronomer was surprised by some of the colors.

This continues an earlier story: Astronomers report first green star and reddest star recorded

Later: Dead stars shine in a range of colors, including green, pink and purple

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  1. CNET

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    CNET reports that white dwarf stars come in a variety of hues, highlighting a ghostly green star and an astronomer's surprise at some of the colors.

  2. ScienceDaily

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    ScienceDaily reports that astronomers uncovered a rainbow of dead stars, including the first known star that would appear genuinely green to human eyes, and that white dwarfs glow in pink, purple, yellow and cyan because of unusual chemical interactions in their dense atmospheres.

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