What is the final stage of life for a star like our Sun after it sheds its outer layers?
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White Dwarf
A white dwarf is incredibly dense; a teaspoon of its material would weigh as much as an elephant on Earth. Over billions of years, it will eventually cool down and stop emitting light.
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- After a Sun-like star sheds its outer layers, what dense remnant represents its final evolutionary stage?