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constellation

[kon-stuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkɒn stəˈleɪ ʃən /




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The meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, but their path seems to trace back to the constellation Perseus, which rises in the north east and climbs higher during the night.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Once darkness falls, look toward the northeast and wait for the constellation Perseus to rise above the horizon.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

So yes: The Rams are a constellation of stars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The upper stage deployed 20 Starlink V3 satellites, a test SpaceX said "will provide critical data as we prepare to expand our Starlink constellation" of the company's satellite internet service.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

It makes me wonder if the smaller snake in my constellation with Director Horus was actually my own magic.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Low Earth-orbit satellite networks are closer to Earth than traditional constellations, making them suitable to project low-latency broadband directly to smartphones in parts of the world where cell towers are unavailable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The study is the first to calculate how much the constellations of big and particularly bright satellites being planned would impact astronomical observations by making the night sky brighter.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Although satellite constellations such as Starlink and Amazon Leo have demonstrated that doing this is possible, the amount of data sent to and from space would balloon.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

Then Golding wrote, “Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

In an unknown ocean they could determine their latitude, but not their longitude, by observing, night after night, the position of the constellations with respect to the horizon.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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