Does the sun rotate about itself i.e. does it spin like the Earth?

Answer 1

The Sun rotates on its axis once in about 27 days. This rotation was first detected by observing the motion of sunspots. The Sun's rotation axis is tilted by about 7.25 degrees from the axis of the Earth's orbit so we see more of the Sun's north pole in September of each year and more of its south pole in March.

Since the Sun is a ball of gas, it does not have to rotate rigidly like the solid planets and moons do. In fact, the Sun's equatorial regions rotate faster (taking only about 24 days) than the polar regions (which rotate once in more than 30 days). The source of this "differential rotation" is an area of current research in solar astronomy.

(Update: I see somebody beat me to it. Oh well.)

Answer 2

Yes. The Sun rotates on its axis once in about 27 days. This rotation was first detected by observing the motion of sunspots as shown in the animation to the left. The Sun's rotation axis is tilted by about 7.25 degrees from the axis of the Earth's orbit so we see more of the Sun's north pole in September of each year and more of its south pole in March.

Answer 3

Indeed it does rotate, but not quite like the earth. Parts of the sun rotate faster than other parts. You can verify this by watching sun spots cross the disk of the sun.

Answer 4

Yes it does. The sunspots (dark areas on the sun) are observed to move across the surface like countries would on earth

Answer 5

Yes, all round space objects like suns, stars and planets do so.

Answer 6

Yep

Answer 7

sun revolves around the galactic circle.

Answer 8

Yes. And it has electro-magnetic poles, too, keeping planets upright.

Answer 9

Yes it does.

Answer 10

of coarse it does silly