Scientists think black holes could bring dead stars back to life as ‘zombies’

What happens when a star dies? When most stars exhaust their bountiful supply of energy they enter a state where they become white dwarfs. These dead stars are no longer able to produce fusion reactions. They are incredibly dense, but they put out only a very small amount of light due to the energy left over within.

The ultra-dense burnt out husks of stars were long thought to be doomed to a stale existence, waiting patiently to be torn apart by some other celestial body. Now, researchers have found that a white dwarf may yet have a chance at life, but only if it has a chance meeting with a black hole.

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