Star Lifecycle
Star Lifecycle A black dwarf is the stage after a white dwarf. It takes so long for stars to get to this stage that none has probably ever gotten to this stage. Our universe is so young and it will take a few times older than our universe even is for any sun to turn into a black dwarf. Our nearest star, Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf and scientists believe that it will take billions of years for it to end it's life cycle and eventually become a white dwarf and then a black dwarf. Black dwarfs are stars that are burnt out and do not have any light or heat anymore. Our Sun will probably become a black dwarf too someday. A white dwarf only has the radius of 0.02 of the Sun and it's true brightness is 0.005 of the Sun. It's surface temperature is 45,000 degrees Fahrenheit or 25,000 degrees Celsius. A white dwarf is not really white, its color depends on its temperature, and it can be from violet to deep red. A white dwarf can not be seen without a telescope. ...