Arco, Idaho, is a small desert town that made history on July 17, 1955. On that date it became the first city in the world to be powered by nuclear energy. Fewer than 1,000 people live there today. Yet this quiet community, located in southeastern Idaho, changed forever how the world thought about energy. Arco…
The Very Large Array, known as the VLA, is one of the most powerful radio telescopes on Earth. It sits on a remote, high desert plain in New Mexico and listens to the sky in ways human ears never could. Twenty-seven enormous dish antennas work together as one giant listening device. They have helped scientists…
Hoover Dam is one of the greatest engineering achievements in American history. It stands 726 feet tall on the Nevada-Arizona border and holds back the mighty Colorado River. Built during the Great Depression, it brought electricity, water, and hope to millions of people across the American West. Before the dam existed, the Colorado River was…
