How does Newton’s Third Law Apply when, say, pushing a ball through space?

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Wouldn’t an equal and opposite be exerted on your hand, thus canceling out the force and having no net change on the ball?

Noticeably different from a rocket, where propelled material is the force that drives the rocket forward.

I used to remember the answer to this question, but my physics is kinda fuzzy.

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are you letting go of the ball? if you hold on itll push your body back as you move the ball away and closer as you pull back or stop. if you let go and the ball gains momentum you gain the same momentum in the oposite drection

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