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• Astronomers have identified what may be the first genuinely green star, a white dwarf called WD J1330+6435 located about 326 light-years from Earth. Space.com reports: The researchers found that some dead star white dwarfs can go a little green around the gill...S1
• Astronomers have identified WD J1330+6435, a white dwarf about 280 light-years away, that could appear chartreuse green. Researchers attribute its unusual colour to atmospheric elements, including sodium, possibly originating from rocky planetary debris.S2