satellite
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Fox News has also broadened its base of advertisers in recent years and benefits from negotiated increases in revenue from cable and satellite providers that carry the channel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
One of the earliest detailed surveys appeared in a 1982 study that used early Landsat satellite data, aerial photography, and topographic maps to examine the island's ice cover.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Tyson hasn’t talked to any Chinese satellite manufacturers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
I was immediately reminded of what Krakauer’s wife told him by satellite phone before he began his push from Everest’s base camp.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
In December 1957, the United States made its first attempt to put a satellite into orbit with its Vanguard.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Astronomers warn that megaconstellations of satellites will obstruct our view of the cosmos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
It will also release two small satellites, known as 'CubeSats', each approximately the size of a shoebox, to gather additional observations from much closer distances.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Long before satellites began monitoring its ice, Vega Island played an unexpected role in one of Antarctica's dramatic early exploration stories.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
SaxaVord in Unst is the UK's first fully-licensed spaceport with several companies interested in using the site to launch small satellites into orbit.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Not only are known volcanoes and known hazards being watched, but radar from satellites is being used to monitor land that has not displayed volcanic activity as far as we know, but might one day.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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