9/24/2026
The Chart Room

The universe's most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs — and scientists finally know how

Filed by Dana Graviton
The universe's most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs — and scientists finally know how
Some vampire white dwarfs that feed on companion stars can transform into neutron stars, but like a cosmic Goldilocks, conditions must be "just right" for this extreme makeover.
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