Our star has been considered as a god throughout the many centuries of human existence. It was Ra for the Egyptians, Helios for the Greeks, Sol Indiges and Sol Invictus for the Romans, Inti for South America’s Incas, and something else in each of the ancient cultures. Now, in this last chapter, a name will be needed for the necrology of the Sun. Perhaps, Sol would be appropriate, like the ancient Roman Sun god Sol Invictus. An important name for an important star. As previously mentioned, our star was born in an interstellar cloud of dust and gas. Such is the nursery of all stars, including “Sol.” Stellar nurseries are abundant in the many galaxies of the Universe. All stars are born in the same way.

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   Scientists think there might be a crust 50 km thick below the atmosphere of a white dwarf, and it may be that, at the bottom, we would find a crystal lattice of carbon and oxygen atoms. Scientists even compare such a carbon–oxygen white dwarf with a very large diamond! But at that point, who could possible care how many diamonds could be found at the center of a white dwarf.

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   Laura Pesce

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