satellite

Light seen from a satellite is a reflection of the sun’s light reflected onto the Earth's dark side.

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

Michael keeps a healthy stash of power equipment as well as food - including a Starlink Mini, a small and lightweight satellite device for internet access.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

After an uneasy ceasefire took hold in early April, satellite imagery showed little new damage to bases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Then, as if the Sputnik satellite wasn’t frightening enough, just one month later the Russians launched Sputnik 2, which carried a dog as a passenger.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The proliferation of satellites is an “existential threat” to the observatory’s work, said J. Anthony Tyson, its chief scientist, who is best known for mapping dark matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The other half would actually be satellites transiting the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

But satellites involved in orbital data centers would be much larger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

In a recent filing, the company revealed plans to launch up to one million additional satellites, half of them in a dusk/dawn orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The point of Millennium Challenge was to show that, with the full benefit of high-powered satellites and sensors and supercomputers, that fog could be lifted.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell