constellation
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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
More than 200 satellites are now active in that constellation, according to Jack Congram, a researcher covering China’s space industry.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
The common version of leadership that bound this distinguished constellation together was a keen appreciation of the political threat that any direct consideration of slavery represented in the still-fragile American republic.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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
They position telescopes for the night's planets and constellations before guiding visitors from local homestays.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Starship's enormous payload capacity and planned rapid reuse make it well suited for ambitious projects such as lunar bases, Mars missions, and massive satellite constellations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 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
Mamou had this stained glass partition separating the living room from the dining room, and the light filtering through it cast constellations of color across my family’s faces.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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