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Why does the mass of the sun decrease over time?

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Answer:

because it is shrinking.

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sceintists are saying that one day the sun will shrink,but after some time there will be a new sun.

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Answer: Sun loses mass is through nuclear fusion. As the Sun loses mass its gravitational pull on the Earth weakens over time. As a result, Earth is receding slightly from the Sun. Because of the solar mass loss the Earth's distance from the Sun increases by about 1.6 centimeters per year.

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