Is this possible? The sun and galaxies all run on electricity?
2007-03-07 12:08:31 · 5 answers · asked by Class of '09 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I just watched a special on this and it seems really interesting
2007-03-07 12:09:07 · update #1
Yea I know the suns runs on that but NEW THEory's are saying that instead of fusion in the stars it electricty.
2007-03-07 12:18:25 · update #2
Don't listen to those pot smoking slackers, there getting you all messed up! It's Electromagnetic radiation!
2007-03-07 13:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, no. They don't work on electricity in the same way that your table lamp does. Stars are powered mostly by nuclear fusion, where nuclei of smaller atoms are being forced together to form larger atoms, releasing heat in the process.
Electromagnetic radiation is everywhere, and there are some huge electomagnetic fields out in space, especially around black holes, which are believed to reside in the centre of most galaxies. The sun generates a weak electic current because of its rotating magnetic field, and some stars, called "magnetars" generate mind-blowingly huge electric currents.
2007-03-07 20:19:43 · answer #2 · answered by Rando 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is electromagnetic radiation everywhere in space. This is not the same as saying that everything runs on electricity though. The stars run on nuclear fusion, not electricity.
2007-03-07 20:16:41 · answer #3 · answered by tychobrahe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not! Our sun produces its energy from the fusion of hydrogen into helium; a small proportion of the matter is converted into energy according to e = mc squared. Some other stars fuse heavier elements, producing even heavier ones.
2007-03-07 22:06:10 · answer #4 · answered by CLICKHEREx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electromagnetic radiation is everywhere in space.
Radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, gamma, x-rays, cosmic rays are *all* EM and are ubiquitous.
This is not news.
2007-03-07 20:12:37 · answer #5 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋