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Momentum of photons

We know that photons (light) are massless but they have momentum. Now suppose I am in the space far away from planets/stars that there is no external force exerts on me, if:

1- I turn on a flashlight (torch), would I be pushed in the opposite direction of the flash light is facing (Newton's third law).

2- If a star is shedding light on me (its photons hit my body), would I start moving due the impact of photos.

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