Mission to uncover secrets of Sun
A space mission is blasting off to find out the secrets of the Sun.
The Solar-B satellite will take off from a space centre in Japan on a three-year mission on Friday. There won't be any people on board.
It will spend nine months of each of these years in sunlight. It has three powerful telescopes on it and aims to solve some of the Sun's mysteries.
These include finding out more about huge eruptions - called solar flares - that take place on the Sun's surface.
These can interfere with man-made satellites and threaten the safety of astronauts.
It's hoped the mission's findings could help space exploration in the future.
Space agencies from Japan, America and Europe are involved with the project, which has cost many millions of pounds.
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