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Health & Science2h 33m ago

The energy inside a single photon can spend tens of thousands of years bouncing through the Sun's dense core before it ever escapes.

Sun's core, Earth

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What
The energy inside a single photon can spend tens of thousands of years bouncing through the Sun's dense core before it ever escapes.
When
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:50 GMT · 2h 33m ago
Where
Sun's core, Earth ·
Why
The energy is trapped in a random walk through matter thirteen times denser than lead within the Sun's core.
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This explains the long internal journey of solar energy before it reaches Earth, highlighting the Sun's internal processes.

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