Do black dwarfs exist in the Milky Way?

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George C.
Dec 30, 2015

Not yet

Explanation:

For a black dwarf to form by the cooling of a white dwarf is estimated to require about #10^15# years.

The universe has only been around for about #13.8# billion years. That's #1.38 xx 10^10# years.

So it will take until about #70000# times the current age of the universe for the first black dwarfs to form.

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