People who are not engineers or related to one in some way sometimes undervalue them. This morning’s newspaper where I am, the Berkshire Eagle, carried two stories celebrating their genius and determination. Other reporting from these news organizations is accessible by clicking on their names below; in one a reader may encounter a paywall. — MCM

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NASA asteroid strike results in big nudge, by Marcia Dunn | The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA said Tuesday in announcing the results of its save-the-world test. The space agency attempted the test two weeks ago to see if in the future a killer rock could be nudged out of Earth’s way. “This mission shows . . . READ MORE . . .

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On Halloween menu: roasted truck, by Matt Martinez | The. Berkshire Eagle DALTON. MA — If you ask nicely, Bill Knowles might let you take the pickup truck in his front yard for a spin. The truck in question, a rusty Chevrolet S-10 pickup, might not get you very far. It’s spit-roasted on a rotisserie in the lawn, surrounded by . . . READ MORE . . .

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