China creates 'artificial star' three times hotter than the sun, paving the way for the end of burning fossil fuels

Scientists in China have created an 'artificial star' that is three times hotter than the sun , paving the way for the end of fossil fuels.

Physicists have engineered a way to make hydrogen gas that heats up to a whopping 50 million C.

And crucially, they've been able to maintain that temperature for a record 102 seconds.

While it might not sound hugely impressive, the only other attempt to reach this high a temperature was done by German scientists, who managed 80 million C - but only for a fraction of a second.

Physicists believe this new discovery could mean the end of relying on fossil fuels .... http://www.mirror.co.uk