constellation
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Named after the constellation of Lyra where they appear to originate from, the shower peaks on 22 April.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Acquiring Globalstar would expand Amazon’s constellation and help it build a direct-to-device satellite system to rival the one that Starlink is developing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
SpaceX dominates space launch, handling more than half of all orbital launches worldwide, which is why its been able to build its satellite constellation faster than any other players.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“He could recall a conversation he had with a person 35 years ago without any hesitation. He had an incredible constellation of people that he was surrounded by.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The stars in any constellation are all so far away that we cannot recognize them as a three-dimensional configuration as long as we are tied to Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing constellation
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