Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Satellite Keeps Eye on Sun 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. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2639817.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2639817.html