Much like the man for which it’s named, the ocean research vessel Neil Armstrong is braving a strange new environment – fresh water.
The 238-foot research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has made its way down the St. Lawrence River, through locks and Great Lakes, and has arrived in Duluth, Minn.
The ship is supporting an effort to detect neutrinos in Lake Superior. Neutrinos are subatomic particles with no electrical charge that are difficult to detect. The project is led by the University of Minnesota Duluth…