This document discusses how the sun generates its energy through nuclear fusion in its core, where hydrogen is converted into helium. Massive stars are able to produce heavier elements through fusion as well before exploding in supernovae. Copernicus' book published in 1534 was one of the earliest to suggest that the sun, not the earth, was the center of our solar system.

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