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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Laurel lab is building NASA's Titan-bound nuclear copter

Also on today's calendar: Sunday Service Before the New School Year! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
  • Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NASA's nuclear Dragonfly copter to search for signs of life on Titan: 'A lot's riding on it' (latimes.com subscription) — Work on NASA's Dragonfly mission is underway at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, where engineers are assembling a nuclear-powered rotorcraft that will explore Saturn's moon Titan. The $3.3 billion mission, scheduled to launch in 2028, has survived shifting federal budgets and will search for signs of past or present life in Titan's icy, methane-rich environment.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Greenbelt Back In Play For FBI Headquarters After Federal Judge Blocks D.C. Move (thebaynet.com)
  • Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty to Hiding COVID Records (conservativejournalreview.com)
  • Who was Nancy Grace Roman—the 'Mother of Hubble' NASA's brand new space telescope is named after? (starlust.org)

Ok Laurel! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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