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This laser turns metal into a star-like plasma in trillionths of a secondScientists captured the split-second chaos when powerful laser flashes blast matter into a superheated plasma.- 🔦 Scientists used super powerful lasers to hit metal and turn it into super hot glowing stuff called plasma, like stars.
- ⚡ Everything happens super fast in tiny tiny time, so fast it's like blinking millions of times in a second.
- 🔬 They watched tiny atoms lose and get back their electrons, like pieces jumping on and off.
- 🎥 They used special lasers like cameras to take quick pictures, making a movie of what happens inside the metal.
- 🌍 This helps scientists learn how to make clean energy in the future, like using the power of stars here on Earth.
🧊 Fun Fact!
Plasma is actually the most common state of matter in the whole universe! Stars, lightning bolts, and even neon signs are all made of plasma. But here on Earth, it's very rare in nature.
