Is the sun losing its mass 2024?
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The Sun is losing about 6 x 1012 grams per second, and has a mass of 2 x 1033 grams. So the fraction of its mass it loses every year is about 10-13. The Earth's orbit is 150 million kilometers, and if you multiply that by 10-13 you get about 1.5 centimeters.
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The Sun is losing about 6 x 1012 grams per second, and has a mass of 2 x 1033 grams. So the fraction of its mass it loses every year is about 10-13. The Earth's orbit is 150 million kilometers, and if you multiply that by 10-13 you get about 1.5 centimeters.