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  • August 2008

    • Lexus Most Reliable, Again

      AutoWeek  |  Aug 7, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      Lexus Most Reliable, Again

      (Newser) - A new study by JD Power and Associates places Lexus on top for dependability for the 14th straight year, AutoWeek reports. Filling out the rest of the top five most dependable brands, with reported problems per hundred vehicles sold: 2. Mercury (151) 3. Cadillac (155) 4. Toyota (159) 5. Acura (160) More »

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      Toyota  • Cadillac  • Mercury  • Lexus  • J.D. Power & Associates

  • July 2008

    • Mercury Is Shrinking

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 3, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      Mercury Is Shrinking

      (Newser) - The planet Mercury is shrinking, the LA Times reports. Data from NASA’s Mercury Messenger spacecraft reveal that the planet’s diameter has shrunk by a mile over its history, probably because its core is cooling. Messenger flew in for a close-up in January, and scientists are now piecing together the new information and re-evaluating some long-held beliefs about the planet. More »

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      NASA  • Earth  • planet  • solar system  • scientist  • Mercury  • magnetic field  • molten rock

  • May 2008

    • Mercury Line May Hit the Scrap Heap

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 10, 08 6:52 PM CDT

      Mercury Line May Hit the Scrap Heap

      (Newser) - Once a four-wheeled icon of cool, Ford's Mercury brand is steadily losing traction and may soon be parked for good, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ford has not yet announced a plan to scrap the line, but one key stockholder is urging the company to let it go.  "Mercury has one more product cycle left in it, and then will almost certainly be retired as a brand," one analyst said. More »

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      auto industry  • Ford  • car  • retirement  • auto sales  • auto  • car dealers  • Mercury  • dealership

  • January 2008

    • Mercury 'Spider Crater' Spotted

      Space.com  |  Jan 31, 08 10:19 AM CST

      Mercury 'Spider Crater' Spotted

      (Newser) - NASA's first probe to Mercury in more than 30 years has made some spectacular finds, including a mysterious new crater dubbed "the spider," Space.com reports. The network of cracks radiating from the impact crater photographed by the probe is like nothing else ever seen in the solar system. "Our little craft has returned a gold mine of exciting data," said the chief scientist. More »

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      NASA  • solar system  • Mercury  • crater  • volcanic activity  • Messenger

    • Probe Zips Over Mercury Today

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jan 14, 08 4:33 AM CST

      Probe Zips Over Mercury Today

      (Newser) - NASA's Messenger spacecraft this afternoon will whiz past Mercury at 141,000 mph and snap an estimated 1,200 detailed photos of the planet's surface from a mere 124 miles up. It will be the first of three passes before the craft starts orbiting the planet closest to the sun in 2011. What scientists find could provide clues about how the Earth was formed. More »

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      NASA  • space  • research  • photographs  • planet  • sun  • Mercury  • Messenger

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