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Astronomers have directly confirmed four previously hidden white dwarf stars in nearby binary systems. Every system lies within 65 light-years of Earth, and one contains the ninth closest known white dwarf to the Sun.
The discoveries were made by researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Colorado Boulder. Their findings were published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS).
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