The Scoop: How NASA embraced its kitschy, controversial ‘worm’ logo

Plus: Google’s top trends of the year and Russian propagandists use Cameo. Quick, think of the NASA logo. What springs to mind? 
It could be the sleek, Star Trek-esque globe, known internally as “the meatball.”  
Or it could be this funky, thoroughly 1970s text treatment with bubbly orange letters. NASA calls that one “the worm.” 
Used by NASA from the 1970s until 1992, the logo was deeply disliked by NASA insiders, who the New York Times sa