This dramatic view was captured as the spacecraft's highly elliptical orbit positioned MESSENGER high above Mercury's southern hemisphere. NASA hide caption
Must Reads : The Two-Way Some stories are just too weird, too funny or too sad to ignore. They may not be "serious news," but are so fascinating you must read them. NPR correspondents are on the watch for such tales. We pass along the best, from NPR and other news outlets.
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An unidentified African American student sits inside a classroom at Clinton High School, which was newly integrated when this photo was taken on Aug. 31, 1956. She sits in a rear seat near the door and is separated by empty desks as the white children sit at the far side of the room. AP hide caption
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Sam Eshaghoff is accused of taking the SAT exam for six students in the span of two years. Nassau County District Attorney hide caption
Kids who can't resist temptation early on may have trouble with it throughout their lives. iStockphoto.com hide caption
BJ Casey on Talk of the Nation
This photo taken on Sept. 26 shows a group of giant panda cubs napping at a nursery in the research base of the Giant Panda Breeding Centre in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Shai Halevi, a photographer working for the Israel Antiquities Authority, IAA, photographs fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Sebastian Scheiner/AP hide caption
Exile Tibetan monks hold a candle light vigil in Dharmsala, India, as they react to news reports of self-immolation by two Tibetan monks at the Kirti Monastery in Sichuan province's Aba prefectuture, China. Ashwini Bhatia/AP hide caption
Row of brightly-colored cupcakes. iStockphoto.com hide caption
The view from Jeb Corliss' headcam as he flew toward the hole in Tianmen mountain on Saturday. CCTV News Channel hide caption
