Historic Highlights From the Department of War

Dive in and explore the Navy — from its traditions to leadership and structure, to the ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel that deliver a global reach. See how America projects power at sea. Source: www.war.gov

Undefeated in battle, the USS Constitution is more than 200 years old and still afloat. Can you emerge victorious in a quiz on this venerable Ship of State? Source: www.war.gov

Every month, NASA Earth Observatory features a puzzling satellite image. The September 2026 puzzler appears above.  Your ChallengeIdentify the location shown in this satellite image. Share what clues you see, where you think it is, and what makes this place interesting or unique to you. How to AnswerSubmit your response using this form and select “Puzzler Answer” as the…

Brandon Torres Navarrete New civil servants and guests pose for a group photo with NASA and center leadership in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221 on Aug. 24, 2026. The civil servants were sworn-in the same day in the largest swearing-in ceremony ever hosted at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s…

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William “Bill” Swann, one of the first-generation pilots at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory (predecessor to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland), prepares to board a McDonnell F2H-2B airplane on Nov. 6, 1956. Credit: NASA Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the…