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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why doesn’t the big star simply eat the smaller stars?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They do, but space is very big, and gravity is relatively weak in comparison.

The strength of gravity drops off exponentially with distance. For a star to consume another star they need to be really close.

This is made even more difficult when you consider they're all moving through empty space really really fast.