Thread: Earths distance from the Sun
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Old 11-06-2009, 10:16 PM
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As the Sun burns nuclear fuel it radiates energy and loses mass. This results in slightly longer orbits for the planets over long periods of time.
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http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/que...php?number=563

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