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Shots of the solar eclipse reveal an active sun.

That giant flaming star in the sky does rotate, but moves at a much slower pace than the Earth.

The Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, which will study a cosmic phenomenon that is both dazzling and dangerous for people on Earth, is scheduled to launch into orbit on Thursday (March 12).

The biggest sunspot to grace the face of the sun in more than two decades is rotating out of view, but it was responsible for kicking up some truly amazing solar activity this week.

The solar storms currently affecting Earth have created stunning northern lights displays for skywatchers.

Powerful solar flares from the sun this week may amplify the northern lights displays over parts of the northern United States through the weekend, space weather scientists say.

The sun launched back-to-back solar flares directly at Earth this week, but the geomagnetic storms pose little danger, officials said.