Paul Tochukwu Ohazulike :
You're absolutely right: fire, as we know it here on Earth the kind that burns wood, paper, or gas needs oxygen from the air. Without oxygen, the fire simply dies. That’s why, for example, if you cover a candle with a glass cup, the flame goes out. It runs out of air it can’t breathe.
But the Sun? The Sun isn’t burning like a regular fire. It’s not using oxygen and fuel like a matchstick. What’s happening in the Sun is far deeper, more powerful, and more magnificent than ordinary fire.
The Sun shines because of nuclear fusion. It’s a process that takes place at the Sun’s core, where temperatures soar to over 15 million degrees Celsius. At those mind-blowing conditions, hydrogen atoms are crushed together to form helium and in doing so, an enormous amount of energy is released. That energy is what lights up our sky, warms our planet, and gives life to Earth.
And here’s the most touching part: the sunlight that reaches us, the warmth we feel on our skin, the rays that help plants grow and flowers bloom all of it started as a tiny fusion reaction deep in the heart of a star, traveling millions of kilometers just to kiss the Earth.
So yes, space has no air. But the Sun doesn’t need air. It doesn’t burn like a candle it lives, it fuses, it radiates. And that powerful fusion is what keeps our world alive.
In a way, the Sun is a reminder that some of the most extraordinary things in the universe don’t follow earthly rules they shine in their own way.❤️
2025-07-18 01:19:58