Education ~ Science & Technology Florida Road Trip goes off the rails as tourists get busted with alligator strapped to car roof Bethesda school employee accused of secretly recording students in High School changing room Astronomers measure Black Hole ‘mind blowing’ jet power for first time, revealing ‘dancing’ beams approaching light speed Artemis II astronauts splash down after historic Moon mission Artemis II astronauts beam back stunning first Moon flyby photos Artemis II astronauts break 56-year record as they travel farthest distance ever from Earth Beyond the bunny: Unusual Easter traditions from around the world ‘Space Plumber’ saves the mission: Astronaut Christina Koch repairs $23M Artemis II toilet mid-flight NASA’s Artemis II successfully lifts off, launching first crewed moon mission in over 50 years ‘All Systems Go’ as NASA targets April 1 launch for historic Artemis II Moon Mission Raw oysters and clams recalled in 9 states over possible norovirus contamination Harford County Public Schools announces ‘2026 Teacher of the Year’ nominees Environmental policy shifts highlight safety and conservation rollbacks in America Elon Musk merges SpaceX and xAI in surprise alliance with aim of moving AI data centers to space Missing teacher found dead after days-long search NASA cancels spacewalk due to medical emergency aboard the ISS Black hole hurls matter at 20% of light speed in sun-like magnetic burst A new look at TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ Scientists may have just spotted the first direct evidence of dark matter The ‘Cold Moon Supermoon’ arrives on December 4, and these States will have the clearest view Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Alien space probe or run-of-the-mill space rock? Blue Origin launches NASA’s dual spacecraft to study Mars’ magnetic mysteries Anne Arundel County Public Schools announce finalists for ‘2025-2026 George Arlotto Leadership Award’ ‘Adulting 101’ – the program parents have always wanted has arrived NASA ‘abruptly’ shutting down large sections of the Goddard Space Flight Center campus in Greenbelt, MD How and when to spot the November 2025 Supermoon Gunfire erupts at Ocala homecoming bonfire: Teen suspect arrested weeks later Harford County: Resources available to families impacted by federal government shutdown Hormel Foods recalls about five million pounds of chicken ‘No Kings’ protests across the U.S. Report: ‘2026’s Best Colleges & Universities in America’ Florida student, 9, arrested after threatening several classmates with a knife at recess 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: Winners bridge quantum weirdness and the macroscopic world Undersea fortune: $1 million in coins recovered from 1715 Spanish shipwreck off Florida coast Government Shutdown 2025 has begun: What it means and what’s next ALonna Soward-Puryear, Frederick Co. Public Schools, named ‘2026 Maryland Teacher of the Year’ U.S. States sue Trump administration to prevent pulling funding for teen sex health ed programs NISAR satellite sends first detailed radar images of Earth’s surface How does our Sun influence the rest of our Solar System? How Long Will You Live? Life Expectancy for each U.S. State Reveals Stark Differences Potential biosignatures recovered on Mars could depict past proof of life on the Red Planet NASA invited all of us to have our names launched into space aboard Artemis II test flight Introducing the 2026 Maryland Teacher of the Year finalists Warning! 780,000 Ryobi Pressure Washers recalled due to risk of explosions Astronomers capture first images of a baby planet growing in a ring of darkness Scientists discover ultra-massive white dwarf star formed after a white dwarf merged with another star More than 20 states sue Trump administration over billions in frozen education funds 16 states sue Trump administration for illegally gutting NSF research funding and education programs Trump student visa crackdown: U.S. States with the highest proportion of international students Trump administration sued over cutting millions of dollars in education funds to U.S. States First death reported, attributed to measles’ outbreak in Texas
