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  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - The First Green Star, WD J1330+6435

    10/22/2026 1:03:54 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 15 replies
    NASA ^ | 22 Oct. 2026 | Credit & Copyright Mark A. Garlick/University of Warwick
    Explanation: Star light, star bright: is there a green star out tonight? Other than the Sun, all stars are so far from Earth that they appear as points in the sky. They are mostly white, but sometimes noticeably red or blue. This color typically relates to the temperature: blue stars are hotter than red stars. What about other colors? The featured image is an illustration showing WD J1330+6435, a white dwarf star, surrounded by an accretion disk with gas and rocks orbiting the star. White dwarfs are small, faint stars that are left over when a star like the Sun...