Astronomers have recently discovered an extremely massive white dwarf in the Hyades star cluster. This dwarf star is the most massive white dwarf ever observed, and is nearly twice the mass of the previously known record holder. This discovery is particularly exciting because it could provide insight into how massive stars evolve, and could help us better understand stellar evolution in general. It also has implications for understanding how stars form in dense star clusters.

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source: Phys.org