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Dec 12, 2022 · The sun creates energy through nuclear fusion. Now scientists have too, in a controlled lab experiment, raising hopes for developing clean energy.
Aug 6, 2023 · In a record-breaking discovery, scientists detected our very own sun emitting an extraordinary amount of gamma rays — wavelengths of light known to carry the most energy of any other...
4 days ago · The Energy Department has set aside $331 million for a 285-mile transmission line that would link Idaho and Nevada, and a further $226 million for a 214-mile line connecting Nevada with Utah.
The Sun’s energy is a product of nuclear fusion, a process which combines small nuclei to form heavier ones, releasing energy as a result. We’ll examine the primary components and the cycle at work in the Sun’s core that enable this stellar powerhouse to illuminate and energize our solar system.
Nevertheless, the rate at which this is happening, given the mass of the sun, generates a huge amount of energy, 3.8x10 17 gigawatts (GW). To put this into context, a typical nuclear power plant is ~1 GW.
To determine the average amount of solar energy that reaches the Earth, we must consider what the Earth "looks like" to the Sun. When looking at Earth from the Sun, only one half of the Earth can be seen.
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This fusion process occurs inside the core of the Sun, and the transformation results in a release of energy that keeps the sun hot. The resulting energy is radiated out from the core of the Sun and moves across the solar system.
