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When a low-mass star runs out of hydrogen in its core, it gets brighter. Why?
 
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What are some of the properties of objects in the solar system that a theory of its origin DOES NOT need to account for? Explain.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Without radiation pressure to inflate it, the core contracts again and heats up, making the hydrogen burning shell expand as well.

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There are many answers to this: Mercury's spin-orbit coupling, Venus' runaway Greenhouse Effect, the Moon's synchronous rotation, the emergence of life on Earth and its absence on Mars, the Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt, and the rings and atmospheric appearance of the outer planets.





 

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