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hydrogen burning

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hydrogen burning [′hī·drə·jən ‚bərn·iŋ]
(astrophysics)
Thermonuclear reactions occurring in the cores of main-sequence stars, in which nuclei of hydrogen fuse to form helium nuclei.


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A handful of new stars will form, Laughlin notes, when the chance collision of two brown dwarfs creates a single object massive enough to sustain hydrogen burning.
In the meantime, we are working with Chambers and the Xogen science team to finish building a hydrogen burning prototype home furnace for the joint venture.
In the meantime, we are working with Chambers and the Xogen science team to finish building a hydrogen burning prototype home furnace for the joint venture.
 
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