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Like ants nesting on a river bank, some only live a few days. A colony could live for many ant generations on a riverbank but when a big flood comes their entire world is wiped out.

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[โ€“] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A white dwarf is a remnant of a dead star. It cannot go supernova by itself.