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UBC astronomers discover how white dwarf stars get their 'kicks'

University of British Columbia astronomer Harvey Richer and UBC graduate student Saul Davis have discovered that white dwarf stars are born with a natal kick, explaining why these smoldering embers of sun-like stars are found on the edge rather than at the center of globular star clusters.

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