Dead Star Warps Light of Red Star Artist Animation
This artist concept depicts an ultra-dense dead star, called a white dwarf, passing in front of a small red star. NASA planet-hunting Kepler was able to detect gravitational lensing by measuring a strangely subtle dip in the star brightness.
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NASA ID
PIA16885
Date Created
April 4, 2013
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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