The energy the sun produces is nuclear more specificly nuclear fusion which emits a lot of light
The purpose was to test the idea that the complex molecules of life. in this case, amino acids. could have arisen on our young planet through simple, natural chemical reactions. The experiment was a success in that amino acids, the building blocks of life, were produced during the simulation.
The nucleus of an atom is the Central part of the atom, it is made up of nucleons, and is surrounded by the electron cloud