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Seeing the elusive Mercury

Mercury, the elusive and speedy planet closest to the Sun is starting to put on its best appearance for the whole year as it nears the planet Mars in our skies.

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5 area companies make Fortune Best Places to Work list

Navy Federal Credit Union was the highest-ranked local company, at No. 56, up from No. 95 last year.

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NASA's Curiosity rover snaps photos of Martian 'flower'

A flower grows on Mars - or does it?

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The mystery on Mars will be revealed on Monday

NASA is downplaying reports that a major discovery was made by the Mars rover Curiosity.

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For Curiosity, it's Mars or bust

The $2.5 billion, one-ton nuclear powered rover has been flying towards Mars since launching from Earth last November. The 154 million mile journey to date has gone very smoothly but the most treacherous and dangerous part of the mission for Curiosity is yet to come in the last 7 minutes before scheduled touchdown.

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M&M maker Mars gives Smithsonian $5M for exhibit

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