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satellite

[sat-l-ahyt] / ˈsæt lˌaɪt /
NOUN
small planet that revolves around a larger one
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NOUN
smaller country dependent upon a larger one
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This halo contains scattered stars, gas, and dark matter, along with faint satellite galaxies, star clusters, and other structures that preserve clues about the Milky Way's past.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Delhi is closely connected to its satellite towns, Noida and Gurugram, with thousands of people travelling between them every day for work.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The second-largest business of SpaceX is communications, which includes its highly profitable Starlink broadband satellite network.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Developing targets currently relies less on AI than intelligence reports, satellite imagery and other human-led investigatory work, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“See the stars? And that asteroid field? And that lonely satellite going by? There’s no gravity. You’re weightless. You can do anything you want with your body. You just have to think it.”

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

Using observations collected before the observatory's official launch, researchers identified two exceptionally faint satellites that had never been seen before.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Leap said the spaceport could potentially be used for launching small satellites for customers in the UK and mainland Europe.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

It accounts for the vast majority of satellites and other craft put into orbit largely by its Falcon 9 rocket, which is launched from Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now,” Musk wrote in a post on X, referring to his plan to eventually operate orbital satellites that can function as data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 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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