page_title: Black dwarf
hierarchical_section_title: Black dwarf
caption_attribution_description: English: This flow chart shows the life cycle of stars from birth to remnant stages.
context_page_description: A black dwarf is a kind of star. A black dwarf is made when a white dwarf star becomes too cold. When it is cold enough, it cannot make large amounts of heat and light. The star will get darker and become black. Scientists are not certain if black dwarfs can exist because it takes longer than the age of the universe for a white dwarf to become one.
context_section_description: A black dwarf is a kind of star.  A black dwarf is made when a white dwarf star becomes too cold.  When it is cold enough, it cannot make large amounts of heat and light. The star will get darker and become black.  Scientists are not certain if black dwarfs can exist because it takes longer than the age of the universe (13.8 billion years) for a white dwarf to become one.
caption: Life cycle of stars. Black dwarf is in the lower right.
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