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The Sun uses both potential and kinetic energy. The potential energy is its gravity, which is maintained and not lost, which keeps the planets in orbit. The kinetic energy is the fusion reaction by which it transforms mass into energy. This energy consists mainly of radiation, but also high-speed, nearly massless particles called neutrinos, as well as the ionized atoms generated as the "solar wind."

*The gravity is very slightly diminished as the mass decreases, but this is negligible compared to the remaining mass.

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