stackyFACTSDespite lingering in the darkest, freezing depths of our solar neighborhood, this blue giant secretly hoards thermal energy. It actively pumps out more than double the heat it absorbs from the distant sun, furiously generating massive internal temperatures while driving the most violent wind storms known to exist.
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