How the Universe Works
9
2010
Science & Nature
Space Exploration

Curse of the White Dwarf

Season 9, Episode 5

: White dwarfs are small, dead stars with a dangerous side, capable of exploding into supernovas and destroying planets; new research suggests these mysterious phenomena may be the key to understanding the universe itself.

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How the Universe Works
About the Series

How the Universe Works

How was it built and how does it actually work? With a cast of experts and eye-popping CGI, we're looking under the celestial hood to tell the greatest story of all -- the story of where we and everything else came from.

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1. Journey to a Black Hole

Journey to the M87 supermassive black hole and explore the mystery of what lies ...

Mission to a Comet
2. Mission to a Comet

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Secrets of the Sun
3. Secrets of the Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe investigates the Sun closer than ever before.

Aliens of the Microcosmos
4. Aliens of the Microcosmos

New discoveries reveal how microscopic alien organisms shape the cosmos and life...

Curse of the White Dwarf
5. Curse of the White Dwarf

New research suggests dead stars called white dwarfs may be the key to understan...

War of the Galaxies
6. War of the Galaxies

Galaxies are in combat across the universe, and the Milky Way will face its bigg...

The Next Supernova
7. The Next Supernova

Our galaxy is full of stars ready to explode into supernovas, and the search is ...

Secret Lives of Neutrinos
8. Secret Lives of Neutrinos

Neutrinos are the most mysterious particles in the universe, and new discoveries...

Birth of the Monster Black Holes
9. Birth of the Monster Black Holes

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Gravitational Waves Revealed
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Gravitational waves are helping scientists explore the cosmos in a revolutionary...

Mystery of Alien Worlds
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New discoveries reveal the secrets of mysterious alien worlds that seem to defy ...

Season 9, Episode 5 - Curse of the White Dwarf

Release Year: 

2021

Rating: 

AL

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