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How the Sun shines

Nuclear fusion is the energy source of stars – just like our own Sun.

It has a nuclear fusion reactor at its core.

The immense pressure and a temperature of 16 million degrees C force atomic nuclei to fuse and liberate energy.

About four million tonnes of matter is converted into sunlight every second.

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