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Mark Waghorn

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Janus the strange white dwarf with dual elemental composition - You Need To See This

White dwarf, An old, extremely dense star of faint luminosity, formed by the nucleus of a red giant contracting until it reaches the size of Earth.A strange two-faced star has been discovered by astronomers - made of hydrogen on one side and helium on the other.The newfound white dwarf has been nicknamed Janus - after the Roman god of transition. PHOTO BY QAI PUBLISHING/GETTY IMAGES

A strange two-faced star has been discovered by astronomers – made of hydrogen on one side and helium on the other.

The newfound white dwarf has been nicknamed Janus – after the Roman god of transition.

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