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constellation

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




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SpaceX said that once it receives approval from the Federal Communications Commission, it will deploy Starlink Mobile to combine its satellite-to-mobile constellation with a terrestrial network to connect devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

“That’s the constellation Lyra the Lyre, and there’s Sagittarius the Archer. But look there, beside Lyra.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

By night, they set up telescopes, trace constellations with laser pointers and explain what visitors are seeing in the dark skies.

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

Satellite constellations operated separately from GPS such as Europe’s Galileo, terrestrial timing systems such as enhanced LORAN, and organizations maintaining their own resilient timing system would reduce dependence on a single vulnerable source.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 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

I could make out all the constellations Annabeth had taught me: Capricorn, Pegasus, Sagittarius.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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