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The Skeptics Guide #923 - Mar 18 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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What Makes a Star Have a Different Color Light?

It's all about the size. Bigger they are, the hotter they burn and the temperature is color. So most stars with life may be orange stars. And there's no green stars. What about the white ones? Yeah. White dwarfs aren't really stars because they're not burning. They're remnants of their core.

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