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Fusion lasers created a reaction hotter than the Sun’s core

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Scientists successfully blasted a pellet of hydrogen with massive lasers to create a reaction that burned hotter than the actual center of the sun. This electrifying breakthrough finally proves that unlimited, utterly clean stellar energy is completely within human grasp.

Fusion lasers created a reaction hotter than the Sun’s core
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