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Which object in space emits light because it releases energy produced by nuclear fusion ?

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The Sun is a main - sequence star, and thus generates its energy by nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium. In its core, the Sun fuses 620 million metric tons of hydrogen each second.

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