The Sun Eats Hydrogen
Every second, the Sun’s core fuses about 600 billion kilograms of hydrogen into helium. In the process, about 4 billion kilograms of matter turn into energy.Sun Fusion: How the Sun Makes Its Energy
The Weird Part
The Sun’s total energy output is enormous, but the peak power density in its core is only about that of a compost pile. In other words, each small bit of the core is not insanely intense. The Sun is powerful because the core is huge and dense.Sun Fusion: How the Sun Makes Its Energy
