constellation
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SpaceX said that once it receives approval from the Federal Communications Commission, it will deploy Starlink Mobile to combine its satellite-to-mobile constellation with a terrestrial network to connect devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
IceCube has been fully operational since 2011 and has detected high-energy neutrinos from a distant galaxy in the direction of the constellation Orion, as well as from our own Milky Way.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Once we build the constellation out, the four-plus satellites, we’ll be able to make multiple observations a day of the same area,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
All the defendants will also likely blame Walker for her own condition, given that she suffered from a constellation of issues before becoming pregnant.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
She ground her teeth, and a headache punched her temples as she messed up the charts for the twenty-eight lunar mansions in the Chinese constellation system.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
Over 15 days, they learnt to identify stars, planets and constellations, navigate the night sky, operate telescopes and photograph the Milky Way on their phones.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Starship's enormous payload capacity and planned rapid reuse make it well suited for ambitious projects such as lunar bases, Mars missions, and massive satellite constellations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Satellite constellations operated separately from GPS such as Europe’s Galileo, terrestrial timing systems such as enhanced LORAN, and organizations maintaining their own resilient timing system would reduce dependence on a single vulnerable source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The constellations proceeded across the hushed heavens as if tiptoeing past the dreaming mouse on his high branch.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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