constellation
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Betelgeuse is a massive red supergiant located in the constellation Orion, where it forms the famous hunter's shoulder.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Russia, a spacefaring power, has long sought to develop its own satellite internet constellation for both civilian and military use.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
The U.S. government owns the physical Starshield satellite constellation that SpaceX operates, but that isn’t the infrastructure that Ukrainian forces are using.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Between midnight and dawn the constellation will climb higher in the sky to the south and then the south-west.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Yeah,” Gabriel adds through a mouthful of food, “she has a whole constellation on her other arm.”
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
“The simple idea of stars and constellations have, in recorded history, been a part of every group around the world,” Merchán said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
U.S. companies and government agencies have set out ambitious plans to deploy their own constellations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Instead of being blunt, he presents constellations of ideas that provide a stream-of-consciousness experience, where signs, symbols, objects, colors and emotions all compete for attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But as I look up at the green constellations, I get the feeling that I’m really in outer space, which is weird, because how would I even know what that feels like?
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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