How much of the solar system's mass is in the Sun?
The Sun contains about 99.8% of all the mass in our solar system.
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- Would Earth get sucked in if the Sun became a black hole?
“If the Sun were replaced by a black hole of the same mass, Earth's orbit wouldn't change.”
Reference: NASA
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