08. Why is the Sun so hot? (A K2S Question)

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The power produced by the conversion of hydrogen into helium in the core of the Sun, which is called fusion, replenishes all the heat and energy that the Sun gives off into space.


Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer