* Illustration: NASA * In December, NASA's Messenger probe will execute a deep-space maneuver, burning through 151 pounds of fuel to tweak the trajectory of its 4.9-billion-mile, seven-year journey. The destination: an orbit path around Mercury. Just 27 months to go! Here's how to catch a planet going 30 miles per second.
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