Did China Launch an ‘Artificial Sun’ Into Space?

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The last few days have seen a rise in viral social media posts claiming to show the Chinese government launching an “artificial sun.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYiTD08gRHQ

This is not the first time this claim has gone viral; in September 2021, a video from YouTube account “Proven Facts” shared a video showing another supposed launch.

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  1. Brendan Bossard

    Vital statistics, from https://www.britannica.com/place/Sun:
    * Surface temperature: 5,800°K (9,980℉)
    * Radius: 209 Earths
    * Mass: 330,000 Earths, or 743 times the total mass of all the planets in its solar system
    * Core density: 6 times Earth's core, or 100 times water
    * Core pressure: 10,000 times Earth's core
    * Core temperature: 15,000,000°K (26,999,540℉)

    I do not think that anyone has close to an "artificial sun."

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    Victor Clairmont

    Them: "China just launched an artificial sun into space! It's going to burn the whole world to ashes! What are you going to do?!"

    Me: "Eat all the ice cream before it melts."

    Give me more fun scenario's Alec.

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    BestUsedCarSales

    I'm just going to lower my definition of artificial sun until I can say it's true. For what really is a lightbulb except man's hubristic struggle to steal glory from the heaven's mighty bulbs.

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    Ben Connelly

    “ This is not the first time this claim has gone viral;”

    I almost spit out my coffee when I read that. I’m still laughing.

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