A black dwarf is a theoretical stellar remnant, specifically a white dwarf that has cooled sufficiently that it no longer emits significant heat or light. Because the time required for a white dwarf to reach this state is calculated to be longer than the current age of the universe (13.77 billion years), no black dwarfs are expected to exist in the universe as of now, and the temperature of the coolest white dwarfs is one observational limit on the age of the universe.