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What is nuclear fusion? The science – and the latest news on it – explained

Nuclear fusion is what happens in the Sun and other stars and involves joining two atomic nuclei to make one larger one.

Nuclear fusion is what happens in the Sun and other stars and involves joining two atomic nuclei to make one larger one. Image: via Reuters

Kate Whiting
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