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This is an introduction to the sun, its physics, and its impact on life here on Earth. Using results based on on radio telescope and satellite observations, the author describes the sun's nuclear energy processes, its mysterious neutrino flux, its seismic activity, its magnetic fields and sunspots, its corona, solar flares and prominences, the solar wind, and the important and multifaceted role of sunlight in both sustaining and endangering life on Earth.