There is no air in space so no phyisacal way that the Sun can keep burning. How can this be? I am very very very comfused. I really want to know so that my good friend can know and also so that i can know. This is very confused and I don't know how the Sun can keep burning if there is NO STINKIN' AIR IN SPACE. I just want to know. Thanks so much.
2007-04-28 13:41:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Probably because the sun is using hydrogen fusion.
2007-04-28 13:48:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sun is NOT on Fire. The sun is a Gas Giant - Hydrogen Gas Undergoing Nuclear Fusion. No air required.
2016-05-21 02:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things on earth need air to burn because it is the process of oxygen from the air bonding with carbon. Whats going on in the sun is nuclear fusion. Hydrogen atoms are fusing together to form helium atoms and releasing nuclear energy in the process.
2007-04-28 13:49:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The brightness and warmth we get from the Sun is not due to "Burning" as you think of it here on Earth - as in fire, or oxidation. The Sun is a Star. On Stars, the majority of the composition of a star is hydrogen gas. It is a monstrous bubble of gas, and the center of the bubble is under intense pressure from all that gas pushing down on it from all around.
That intense pressure causes heat.
The combination of intense pressure and extremely high heat have caused nuclear fusion to begin within the cores of stars. That fusion changes hydrogen gas into helium...see the chemistry chart and look at "H" and "He". This fusion creates immense heat, and gives off light, heat, and all kinds of radiation. This occurs within all stars, not just our Sun. And,
a star will begin to die when most all of the hydrogen gas is used up.
2007-04-28 16:04:09 · answer #4 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are thinking of only one type of fire, or burning, the type of fire like when paper burns, that is rapid oxidation, requiring heat, fuel and oxygen in the correct proportions.
The Sun is fueled by nuclear fusion, a release of energy due to the interaction of hydrogen under extreme pressure, fusing, releasing energy. Burning can also occur by friction like rubbing your hand quickly back and forth on the carpet, it gets hot real fast, or like when an asteroid speeds thru the Earth's atmosphere.
Hope that helps your understanding and have fun!
2007-04-28 16:03:50 · answer #5 · answered by Stratman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Sun burns by nuclear fusion, converting hydrogen into helium.
2007-04-28 13:46:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is nuclear fusion - combining hydrogen atoms to helium. There is a bit of matter left over which converts to energy E=MC^2
2007-04-28 13:51:43 · answer #7 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sun is not burning like a fire in air. The sun is a mongo nuclear reactor and it burning because it is a chain reaction of fissionable materials.
Good question!
2007-04-28 13:47:26 · answer #8 · answered by Char 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is because of nuclear fusion in the suns core...
this process basically changes 1 hydrogen atom into 4 helium atoms
2007-04-28 13:45:15 · answer #9 · answered by Brody 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
well the sun is not a stinking bunch of wood burning... is just a huge nuclear reactor, and it's explosions is what we see
2007-04-28 13:55:01 · answer #10 · answered by doom98999 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋