China reached an amazing feat on Wednesday after its artificial Sun reached temperatures that are five times hotter than the Sun. If that weren't enough, the country's first artificial moon is also ready.
The "artificial sun" called EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) is a nuclear fusion reactor. It set a world record for reaching temperatures five times hotter than the Sun and staying there for 17 minutes.
According to state-run Xinhua news agency, EAST clocked in temperatures of 70 million degree Celsius (158m degree F), bring scientists closer to realising their dream of creating a near-unlimited source of clean energy.
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The Sun's core, in contrast, reaches temperatures of 15 million degree Celsius (27m degree F). Earlier, EAST had set a similar record when it ran for 101 seconds at 120 million degree Celsius (216m degree F).
Nuclear fusion eliminates the creation of greenhouse gases. If done right, it could pave way for clean energy consumption in the future. And China's artificial Sun is doing exactly that.
On top of this, China's first "artificial Moon" is also here. This artificial Moon creates low-gravity conditions on Earth and has been designed to aid lunar missions in the future.
Reportedly inspired by experiments that used magnets to levitate a frog, the artificial Moon is China's attempts at perfecting future lunar missions. Created by Li Ruilin from China University of Mining and Technology, the artificial Moon is being portrayed as "first of its kind in the world" and hopes to take lunar simulation to a grander level.
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According to Li, the simulator is capable of making gravity disappear and its effects can last for as long as one wants. When the magnetic field is strong enough, it can levitate virtually anything.
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References
Chen, S. (2022, January 12). China has built an artificial moon that simulates low-gravity conditions on Earth. South China Morning Post.?
Turner, B. (2022, January 11). China¡¯s $1 trillion ¡°artificial sun¡± fusion reactor just got five times hotter than the sun. Space.Com.?