Stars have cores hot and dense enough to force atomic nuclei together, forming larger, heavier nuclei in a process known as fusion. In this process, the mass of the end products is slightly less than the mass of the initial atoms. But that “lost” mass doesn’t disappear — it’s converted to energy — a lot of energy. So, can we harness this energy to power the world? George Zaidan investigates in this TED-Ed video.
Could we build a miniature sun on Earth?
