constellation
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Betelgeuse -- a reddish star in the Orion constellation that is easily visible with the naked eye and is known to change in brightness -- has been watched by people for thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
These meteors are visible all around the world and named because they appear to originate from the constellation Perseus.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
As he speaks, multiple Starlink devices -- part of the constellation of thousands of internet satellites launched by US tycoon Elon Musk's SpaceX -- float by on the control room screens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
So yes: The Rams are a constellation of stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Soon a whole constellation of faces appeared, all looking down at Penelope.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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 light pollution created by constellations of very bright satellites is not just a problem for astronomers.
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
Satellites could be connected to one another through laser links, or to SpaceX’s Starlink constellations, Musk said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
He taught us to identify the constellations and how to navigate by the North Star.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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