• Question: is it possible to create a miniature sun?

    Asked by velociraptor to Jim on 9 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Jim Barrett

      Jim Barrett answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      Depends on what you mean by miniature. It’s definitely possible to make suns that are much smaller than ours, but they’re still pretty big. If you’re wondering about a sun that could fit in your pocket, then you could make one, but it would only last a tiny fraction of a second.

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