If you’re a huge fan of science and especially sciences that involve the creation of things that seem impossible for us to create, then you’ve probably heard the astounding news that a star is being created on earth and is set to be completed around the year 2020 (if all goes well). Literally six years from now. The star itself is said to be ten times hotter than the very core of our sun. Thirty-five countries are financing the project. The project, called ITER, has been in production for decades, dating back to the mid-eighties. Creating our own star would solve the energy crisis indefinitely.

It’s been a long and hard road for the developers, not just raising the billions of dollars to fund this project, not just because of all the millions of individual pieces the machine will need, and not even because of all the math, science, technology, and well educated people needed for the project to succeed, but also the controversy surrounding the project, infighting, political influence, and societal fear that comes with these kinds of big risk projects. A major worry is if the project is worth the risk. If the project fails the disaster it could create would be catastrophic, not just to one area but to the planet. Like always, people will each have their own opinion on the matter. If successful the machine will be able to generate tremendous amounts of energy for years. Not only that but much smaller, commercial reactors developed later could create energy with no carbon, no pollution and very little waste.

And one thing to remember is that the project is being done by incredibly competent and intelligent men and women of science. All who have worked and will continue to work on this project for years. So really it’s a safe bet that the future of this project along with the rest of the world is in capable hands.