The sun accounts for about 99.86% of all the mass in the solar system_ which ... (original) (raw)

The Sun accounts for about 99.86 per cent of all the mass in the solar system. Put the other way around, every planet, moon, asteroid and comet combined comes to roughly 0.14 per cent of the total, which is the basis for the familiar line that everything other than the Sun is little more than a rounding error. The Sun is about...read full story