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NASA Shows Einstein Was Right: Our Sun Is Losing Mass--And Its Grip On Our Solar System
Description: As our sun gets older, it's losing mass, and so its gravitational pull becomes weaker. As a result, the orbits of all the planets in our solar system are expanding, not unlike "the waistband of a couch potato in midlife," according to a new study. [Source: Newsweek]
URL: http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-shows-einstein-was-right-sun-losing-mass-solar-system-785794
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Source: Newsweek
Publish Date: 1/19/2018
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