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NASA spacecraft to get bonus time studying Mercury
Running low on fuel after completing the first global survey of Mercury, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft could get an extra month of time at the solar system's innermost planet thanks to a crafty new way of using helium gas to temporarily forestall the mission's end next year.
Deep Space Climate Observatory arrives at Florida launch site
A novel NOAA climate observatory with a unique past arrived at Cape Canaveral to begin two months of launch preparations, testing, and fueling before liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.