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Study Links Stochastic Solar Mass Loss to Solar System Instability

Original: Terminal Instability of the Solar System Triggered by Stochastic Solar Mass Loss

A new paper in an American Astronomical Society journal argues that stochastic fluctuations in solar mass loss could trigger a terminal instability of the solar system, destabilising planetary orbits over long timescales. The research is drawing attention among science readers debating how such findings revise estimates of the solar system's long-term fate.

Why now: Readers are discussing a newly published study claiming solar mass loss could ultimately destabilise planetary orbits

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