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[[Image:White dwarf stars browse.jpg|thumb|White Dwarf Stars photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope.]]
A '''White dwarf''' is a star that is the remnant core of a star that has completed fusion in its core. The sun will become a white dwarf. White dwarfs are typically composed primarily of carbon, have about the radius of the earth, and do not significantly evolve further.
[[Category:Astronomy]]
A '''White dwarf''' is a star that is the remnant core of a star that has completed fusion in its core. The sun will become a white dwarf. White dwarfs are typically composed primarily of carbon, have about the radius of the earth, and do not significantly evolve further.
[[Category:Astronomy]]