constellation
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IceCube has been fully operational since 2011 and has detected high-energy neutrinos from a distant galaxy in the direction of the constellation Orion, as well as from our own Milky Way.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Carbon Mapper’s goal is to prevent the equivalent of a billion tons of carbon dioxide every year with a constellation of satellites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
All the defendants will also likely blame Walker for her own condition, given that she suffered from a constellation of issues before becoming pregnant.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
The vehicle carried 26 satellites that SpaceX added to its current constellation, which delivers internet service to customers around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
After his death he was placed in heaven as a constellation, which shows him with a girdle, sword, club and lion’s skin.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
They show them the Moon's craters, Saturn's rings, Vega - the brightest star in the night sky - and other planets, using laser pointers to trace constellations and objects visible to the naked eye.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Over 15 days, they learnt to identify stars, planets and constellations, navigate the night sky, operate telescopes and photograph the Milky Way on their phones.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The tubes’ openings frame the sunrise and sunset on solstice days, while the perforations admit light onto their interior walls in the pattern of certain constellations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Other projects such as the "Cinnamon" plans of start-up E-Space and Chinese constellations CTC-1 and CTC-2 would add hundreds of thousands more satellites spinning around our planet.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
He oriented himself with the constellations and the runaways stumbled on, impelled into the night.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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