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Strong magnetic fields could allow white dwarfs to grow beyond the Chandrasekhar limit

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What happened

When a dying star runs out of fuel and sheds its outer layers, its remaining core can become an approximately Earth-sized, extremely dense stellar remnant called a white dwarf.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:20:19 UTC.

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