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if the sun's mass decreases and heat increases what happens to the planets' orbits?
besides losing orbit, wont that even things out temperature wise and not kill earth?
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- suittiLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
If the Sun's mass decreases, the orbits of the planets should increase, making them cooler.
If the Sun's heat energy output increases, the planets get warmer.
But, if the Sun's mass decreases, the energy output also decreases. So, you're not going to get both effects at the same time.
As a side effect, decreasing the mass of the Sun will make it shine for longer as well.
Good luck on your Sun modification program.
- FaessonLv 78 years ago
Too little too late. If you look at JUST the Sun losing mass, you would see the planets orbits become larger and the Earth cool down. Unfortunately, we don't live in a single-system world and everything is more complicated than that.
