[Interview] Why White Dwarf Stars Unexpectedly Stop Cooling Down

White dwarf stars should be cooling down practically till the end of the Universe. But yet, they don't. They stop cooling at some point. Why does this happen? Figuring out the answers with Dr Simon Blouin from the University of Victoria.📜 Buoyant crystals halt the cooling of white dwarf starshttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07102-y🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:16 What are White Dwarfs08:59 Why white dwarfs stop cooling23:03 Pollution of white dwarfs29:29 Perfect white dwarf telescope35:59 Current obsessions38:25 Final thoughts and more interviews📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/nkXR7bpmy7Q📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast