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It was noticed that the Chandrasekhar Limit, which is supposed to dictate how large white dwarfs can get before they explode into supernovae, doesn’t always apply, which might lead to problems, because that limit has been the foundation for decades of astrophysical science, including estimates of the size of the universe.

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It was noticed that the Chandrasekhar Limit, which is supposed to dictate how large white dwarfs can get before they explode into supernovae, doesn’t always apply, which might lead to problems, because that limit has been the foundation for decades of astrophysical science, including estimates of the size of the universe.

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