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NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires

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The Wildhorse grass fire in eastern Idaho erupted with a massive pulse of smoke. No one had expected it, but the wildfire had launched what’s known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud, or pyroCb. It was an elusive weather phenomenon that scientists on NASA’s INSPYRE (INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment) campaign spent weeks this summer hunting across…

U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — Federal Trade Commission

FTC, States Sue Lens.com for Misrepresenting the Price of Contact Lenses in Search Ads and on Its Website

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Lens.com hides bogus ‘taxes & fees’ charge that often doubles the price of contact lenses for consumers, the FTC and states allege Today, the Federal Trade Commission, joined by the Utah and Nevada Attorneys General, sued to stop a long-running deceptive pricing scheme run by contact lens retailer Lens.com Inc. View Press Release

Science & Space — NASA — News, Missions & Technology

NASA Model Wing Lights Up During First Pressure Sensitive Paint Tests

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Groundbreaking tests at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, are paving the way for new wind tunnel capabilities for designing the aircraft technologies of the future.  In a first-of-its-kind test in NASA Langley’s Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, researchers used unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint to study how air flows around a standard wind tunnel model known…

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NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors

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NASA is seeking leaders for one of the most esteemed positions on Earth for human spaceflight: flight director in mission control at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This role is critical to advancing American leadership in space exploration, as NASA paves the way for a sustained human presence on the Moon. Applications for…

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CFPB Proud to Support the National Strategy for Financial Literacy

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The CFPB is proud to support the new National Strategy for Financial Literacy to guide nationwide actions on building youth financial competency, developing good saving and investing habits, improving Americans’ knowledge of digital financial literacy, and learning how to avoid fraud and scams.