The energy emitted by the Sun is primarily a result of:

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The Sun and other stars generate their immense energy through nuclear fusion. In the Sun's core, immense gravitational pressure and heat cause hydrogen nuclei (protons) to overcome electrostatic repulsion and fuse together to form helium nuclei. This fusion process releases vast amounts of energy according to Einstein's E=mc².

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