A European-Japanese climate research satellite designed to study Earth's temperature balance was launched into orbit from California on Tuesday. The EarthCARE satellite lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Space Force Base atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 3:20 p.m. The satellite was successfully deployed about 10 minutes later, SpaceX said on the launch webcast. The name EarthCARE is short for Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer.
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May 28—Ellicott Mills Middle School teacher Jeanette Swank got a surprise visit to her school recently so officials and colleagues could celebrate her being named the Howard County Schools' 2024 Teacher of the Year. "[This honor] is a humbling validation of my commitment to education and the profound impact it has on students' lives," she wrote in an email. "This recognition highlights the ...