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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If the universe is expanding, why isn't the average distance from earth to the sun ever increasing? I think it's because the earth is constantly orbiting he sun and gravity pulls them together... is it right or does someone have a different answer?

OpenStudy (ivancsc1996):

Because the effects of a positive cosmological constant are neglible compared to the gravitational interaction of the sun and the earth

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