The Sun Was Never So Near (IMAGE)

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The Sun Was Never So Near

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Physicist Jim Bailey of Sandia National Laboratories observes a wire array that will heat foam to roughly 4 million degrees until it emits a burst of X-rays that heats a foil target to the interior conditions of the sun.

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Photo by Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories

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