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Scientists Discover Green Stars Alongside Pink And Purple White Dwarfs

Astronomers have identified white dwarf stars emitting green, pink and purple light, challenging previous assumptions about stellar coloration.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 18 Oct 2026 · updated 17d ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 18 Oct 2026. cnet.com published first, on 18 October at 15:00 UTC; Scientific American followed 47h 30m later. The most recent article, from Nature, appeared on 21 October at 00:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Nature (major outlet), cnet.com, Scientific American.

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  1. Surprise! White dwarf stars come in a rainbow of colours Nature ·
  2. Green stars do exist—and others shine pink or purple, too Scientific American
  3. Scientists Find a ‘Ghostly Green’ Star, and That’s Not the Only Crazy Color cnet.com
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