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Dying Stars Are Rocketing Through Space Using Their Own Gas!

Photo: NASA / Unsplash
Giant stars that are running out of energy are actually kicking themselves across the universe by burping out huge blobs of hot gas! These cosmic gas burps act like tiny rocket engines, pushing the stars in the opposite direction and sometimes even causing them to crash into their neighbors. Can you imagine a giant star playing bumper cars in deep space?
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ScienceDaily
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