If the Sun suddenly became less massive,what would happen to Earth's orbit?
A)Spacetime around the Sun would become flatter,and the Earth,with its current momentum,would exit its orbit around the Sun.
B)Spacetime around the Sun would become less flat,and the Earth would go plunging into the Sun.
C)The Earth's orbital distance from the Sun would increase correspondingly.
D)The Earth's orbital distance from the Sun would decrease correspondingly.

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If the Sun suddenly became less massive, the gravitational pull it exerts on Earth would decrease. This reduction in gravitational force would mean that the spacetime curvature around the Sun becomes flatter. Earth, maintaining its current momentum and not being pulled as strongly towards the Sun, would likely move out of its current stable orbit, potentially exiting it altogether.

If the Sun Suddenly Became Less Massive,what Would Happen to Earth's