Formation and evolution of the Solar System apart by tidal interactions. Afterwards, all that will remain of the Sun is a white dwarf, an extraordinarily dense object, 54% its original mass but only the size of the Earth. Initially, this white dwarf may be 100 times as luminous as the Sun is now. It will consist entirely of degenerate carbon and oxygen, but will never reach temperatures hot enough to fuse these elements. Thus the white dwarf Sun will gradually cool, growing dimmer and dimmer. As the Sun dies, its gravitational pull on the orbiting bodies such as planets, comets and asteroids will weaken due to its
Chinese sun and moon mirrors "fangzhu" mirrors "jiàn" 見 "seeing" the sun and moon. The Way of Heaven is called the Round; the Way of Earth is called the Square. The square governs the obscure; the circular governs the bright. The bright emits "qi", and for this reason fire is the external brilliance of the sun. The obscure sucks in "qi", and for this reason water is the internal luminosity of the moon. Emitted "qi" endows; retained "qi" transforms. Thus yang endows and yin transforms. The unbalanced "qi" of Heaven and Earth, becoming perturbed, causes wind; the harmonious "qi" of Heaven and Earth, becoming calm,