[Interview] Why White Dwarf Stars Unexpectedly Stop Cooling Down

White dwarf stars should be cooling down practically till the end of the Universe. But yet, they don't. They stop cooling at some point. Why does this happen? Figuring out the answers with Dr Simon Blouin from the University of Victoria.

📜 Buoyant crystals halt the cooling of white dwarf stars
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07102-y

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• 00:00 Intro
• 01:16 What are White Dwarfs
• 08:59 Why white dwarfs stop cooling
• 23:03 Pollution of white dwarfs
• 29:29 Perfect white dwarf telescope
• 35:59 Current obsessions
• 38:25 Final thoughts and more interviews

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