7 Reasons White Dwarfs Are Awesome!!

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White dwarf stars are so cool! Did you know they're made without a supernova? This is just 1 of 7 facts about white dwarfs explained in this video. Watch to learn more. Watch this video Ad-Free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-7-white-dwarf-facts-you-dont-know Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Fermi Gases: https://youtu.be/1QVPjrUdp0k Sirius A and B: https://youtu.be/JPBJPqYCGCA Dark Energy: https://youtu.be/TF5Q6Gm0PbI Earth Surface Scale: https://youtu.be/jffQVdJdoKQ ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM For Direct Support, Merch, and Products: https://www.scienceasylum.com For Alternative Support Options... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Clayton Bruckert, Christopher Bennett, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, JJS, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES White Dwarfs: https://people.ast.cam.ac.uk/~pettini/Stellar%20Structure%20Evolution/Lecture14.pdf https://astro.swarthmore.edu/astro123/reading/OC_Ch16.pdf https://physics.weber.edu/palen/phsx1040/Lectures/Lwdns.html https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/W/whitedwarf.html https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/131845 https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/tallest-mountain-neutron-star-fraction-millimeter-tall Bowling Balls: https://what-if.xkcd.com/46/ ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF5Q6Gm0PbI&lc=UgwgcGyuBRvfwymfnSN4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Ring Nebula: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-57-the-ring-nebula Earth Topography: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5425/ ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:20 Supernovas 01:00 Low-Mass White Dwarfs 02:07 Hydrogen and Helium Envelopes 03:30 Smooth (Like Shark Skin) 04:42 Wait, What Color Are They? 05:34 Core Temperature 06:25 Mass vs Diameter 07:27 Closing Thoughts 07:43 Featured Comment