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🌱 Patch AM: How Laurel engineers are helping NASA fly on Saturn’s moon Titan
And on the Laurel Patch calendar - Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Laurel
Good day Laurel! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Laurel engineers are helping NASA fly on Saturn’s moon Titan
- How Laurel’s APL just helped rewrite the rules of hypersonic flight
Also on today's calendar: Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Laurel and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Laurelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Laurelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Rain, becoming heavy, with a high of 48 and low of 39 degrees.
- Sunday: Some sun, then clouds; breezy, temps: high: 46, low: 27.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 45 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Flight Engineers Give NASA's Dragonfly Lift (nasa.gov) — Work on NASA’s Dragonfly mission is centered at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, where engineers are designing, machining, and testing the rotorcraft that will fly on Saturn’s moon Titan. Recent wind tunnel trials in Virginia validated the Laurel-built rotor system, and upcoming cryogenic tests will further prove the hardware before launch in 2028, spotlighting Laurel’s key role in this high-profile space mission. 
• Global Partners to Highlight BOLT Hypersonic Experiment Success (jhuapl.edu) — Laurel residents might be interested to know that Johns Hopkins APL in Laurel led a major international hypersonic research experiment whose results will be showcased at a top aerospace conference this month. The BOLT‑1B flight, launched from Norway, gathered rare real‑flight data on high‑speed airflow, helping scientists refine models that could shape future aerospace and defense technologies involving work done at the Laurel campus.
📸 Around Laurel
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Laurel
★ Featured events ★
- Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Laurel
9:00 am
Saturday January 31
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Other local events
- The Center for Spiritual Nourishment Returns this Saturday
Christ Episcopal Church , 6800 Oakland Mills Rd , Columbia
8:30 am - Improv Comedy - Laurel, MD 2026
North Laurel Community Center , 9411 Whiskey Bottom Rd , Laurel
10:30 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
10:30 am - Game On: Virtual Reality
Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
3:30 pm - Story Explorers: Dwight D. Eisenhower Eagles Reading Ambassadors
Laurel - Large Meeting Room A (Dorothy Height Room)
5:30 pm - Bulky Item and Yard Debris Collection
Laurel, MD Calendar Laurel, MD 20707
8:00 am - Rock of Ages at Toby’s, MD
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10:00 am - ASL Conversation Club: Beginner
Laurel - Conference Room 1
4:00 pm - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
7:00 pm - Book Talk & Signing Resonate Healing Voices
PJ's Coffee , 12530 Fairwood Pkwy , Bowie
2:00 pm - Candle Making Workshop & Spirits
5430 Vantage Point Rd , Columbia
5:00 pm
Saturday January 10
Monday January 12
Tuesday January 13
Wednesday January 14
Sunday January 18
📣 Laurel Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FOUND CAT: This neutered, male, orange tabby was found on Johns Hopkins Road near the Route 29 N interchange on January 8, 2026.
If you know who this cat belongs to, please contact Laurel Cats at 301-886-0161. If no owner is identified by February 7, 2026, this cat will be made… (Nextdoor Laurel)
- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Laurel. Apply here.
- Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Laurel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laurel here.
🗞 Nearby News
Beltsville
- NextDAY Cabinets Beltsville Showroom Partners with Kith Kitchen to Expand Bathroom Vanities Selection (bakercityherald.com)
- Homicide Investigation Launched After Beltsville Man Found Shot To Death At Gas Station: Police (dailyvoice.com)
Greenbelt
- Joe Pug is the Quintessential 'Working Songwriter' (delmarvapublicmedia.org)
- Inside Donald Trump's Attack on NASA's Science Missions (theatlantic.com)
- Pets on Set: Bobby (wmar2news.com)
Columbia
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