A second image of an Omega sun taken during sunrise on July 12 from San Benedetto del Tronto in Italy. This example shows the effect in its truest form as the sun 'melts' into the horizon.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Yes, the sun has risen later than it did Dec. 21 (8:02 a.m.) every day since, topping out at 8:06 a.m. Friday to Sunday before rising a minute ...

A mosaic image packed with 83 million pixels is providing an unprecedented view of the Sun and its tumultuous outer atmosphere. It took Solar Orbiter around four hours to capture all 25 images ...