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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: beethovenette on 15/06/2009 11:37:54

Title: How does the sun burn?
Post by: beethovenette on 15/06/2009 11:37:54

If there is no oxygen in space, how does the sun burn? There's probably an obvious explanation haha

Title: How does the sun burn?
Post by: Vern on 15/06/2009 12:28:51

The sun is presently in a stage of nuclear fusion; it is fusing hydrogen atoms to produce helium atoms. When it finishes with the hydrogen, it will begin fusing helium into more complex atoms, finally ending with oxygen and carbon. That is the current thinking as far as I know.