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  2. Orders of magnitude (energy) - Wikipedia

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    2.69×10 24 J Rotational energy of Venus, which has a sidereal period of (-)243 Earth days. [233] [234] [235] 3.8×10 24 J Radiative heat energy released from the Earth’s surface each year [201] 5.5×10 24 J: Total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each year [189] [236] 10 25 4×10 25 J Total energy of the Carrington ...

  3. Joule - Wikipedia

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    The joule (/ dʒ uː l / JOOL, or / dʒ aʊ l / JOWL; symbol: J) is the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI). [1] In terms of SI base units, one joule corresponds to one kilogram-square metre per square second (1 J = 1 kg⋅m 2 ⋅s −2).

  4. TNT equivalent - Wikipedia

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    TNT equivalent is a convention for expressing energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion.The ton of TNT is a unit of energy defined by convention to be 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie), [1] which is the approximate energy released in the detonation of a metric ton (1,000 kilograms) of TNT.

  5. Explained: What nuclear fusion breakthrough means [Video] - AOL

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    By blasting the hydrogen pellet with 2.05 megajoules of energy, which the New York Times noted is the equivalent of a pound of TNT, the chemical reaction was achieved, resulting in the release of ...

  6. Nuclear weapon yield - Wikipedia

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    Comparative fireball radii for a selection of nuclear weapons. [citation needed] Contrary to the image, which may depict the initial fireball radius, the maximum average fireball radius of Castle Bravo, a 15-megatonne yield surface burst, is 3.3 to 3.7 km (2.1 to 2.3 mi), [6] [7] and not the 1.42 km displayed in the image.

  7. Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion ...

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    The energy produced in December 2022 was small — it took around 2 megajoules to power the reaction, which released a total of 3.15 megajoules, enough to boil around 10 kettles of water.

  8. Scientists just set a nuclear fusion record in a step toward ...

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  9. Orders of magnitude (power) - Wikipedia

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    astro: peak luminosity of the Sun in its thermally-pulsing, late AGB phase (≈5200x present) [69] 4.1 × 10 30 W astro: approximate luminosity of Canopus [70] 10 31: 2.53 × 10 31 W astro: approximate luminosity of the Beta Centauri triple star system [71] 3.3 × 10 31 W astro: approximate luminosity of Betelgeuse, a highly-evolved red ...