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White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green

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This discovery reveals that white dwarfs exhibit diverse colors based on their density and absorbed material, challenging the assumption that they are uniformly white.

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Astronomers find that a white dwarf’s density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the star’s atmosphere.

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