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A smaller white dwarf star (middle left) pulls material from a larger star into a swirling accretion disk. The star is yellow with a brighter yellow rim. The material is multicolored, giving the disk surrounding the star a striped appearance. The larger star on the right is golden yellow.

White Dwarf Star (Artist’s Concept)

This artist’s concept depicts a smaller white dwarf star pulling material from a larger star, right, into an accretion disk. Scientists used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star and its X-ray polarization.

Image Credit: MIT/Jose-Luis Olivares

TakenNovember 19, 2025

Image CreditMIT/Jose-Luis Olivares

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