: the mass of the sun used as a unit for the expression of the masses of other celestial objects and equal to about 2 × 1030 kilograms
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Recent Examples on the WebOne solar mass is equal to the mass of the sun, about the mass of 333,000 Earths (or 1.989 x 10^30 kilograms, to be specific). Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2022 Sahu says that if this solar mass black hole is 7.1 times the mass of our Sun, its event horizon (or its outer boundary) would be about 26 miles in diameter. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 11 June 2022 As the star dies in a supernova, protons and electrons in its core are crushed into a compressed solar mass that combines intense gravity with high-speed rotation and powerful magnetic forces, according to NASA. Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2022 One solar mass is the same mass as our Sun, roughly the mass of 330,000 Earths. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 Jan. 2022 These could have as little as 1 percent of a solar mass, whereas the vast majority of black holes detected by LIGO so far weigh more than 10 solar masses. Steve Nadis, Wired, 23 May 2021 Seven billion years later, the core of the sun will shrink to its remnant, a white dwarf, carrying about half of the solar mass with the rest lost. Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2020 The first black holes could suck in about one solar mass of material from the horizon around themselves.Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2020 Just one supernova can eject more than a solar mass of oxygen. Ken Croswell, Scientific American, 1 July 2020 See More