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A new study proposes a model where aging Sun-like stars experience a series of 'kicks' as they shed mass, eventually leading to a net movement of about a kilometer per second.
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Who
Jim Fuller, Kareem El-Badry
What
A new study proposes a model where aging Sun-like stars experience a series of 'kicks' as they shed mass, eventually leading to a net movement of about a kilometer per second.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:36:00 GMT · 4h 0m ago
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Pasadena ·
Why
Blobs of matter are chaotically ejected from the surface of bloated stars in an asymmetric fashion, with each ejection causing a kick in the opposite direction.
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This model explains how white dwarfs receive kicks, decoupling binary star systems, and also predicts that these kicks could cause colliding red giant stars to explode, providing new phenomena for astronomers to seek.
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