A new satellite is on a 1.5 million kilometer, 110-day journey toward the sun. Once it reaches its orbit, DSCOVR -- the Deep Space Climate Observatory -- will replace an aging craft to monitor space weather. And it comes none too soon. 2015 marks the peak of the 11-year solar cycle, when extreme weather on the sun can most impact life on Earth. VOA’s Rosanne Skirble reports.
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