satellite
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Musk said that SpaceX’s investment-grade credit rating and its diversified business, which includes revenue from rockets and Starlink satellite technology, enabled it to land the deal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
If confirmed, the discovery could mark the first detection of a natural satellite outside our Solar System, potentially changing how astronomers define moons and planets.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Earlier in 2026, a research team led by Quentin Kral reported possible signs of a satellite in the HD 206893 star system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Part of the EU's space programme, the European satellite companies Eutelsat, SES and Hispasat are leading the project in a consortium called SpaceRISE.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
With Sputnik 2, the Russians had put a satellite into orbit that weighed eleven hundred pounds.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Future observations could also reveal whether massive satellites like the one proposed in CD-35 2722 are rare exceptions or part of a much broader population of unusual celestial objects.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
As scientists begin identifying more satellites in distant planetary systems, they may discover that familiar distinctions between stars, planets, and moons are not as universal as once assumed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
It aims to launch the first of 288 planned satellites in December and become operational by early 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Right now, it has Govsatcom, a network that was set up in January to share existing satellites between EU member states.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
I wiggled the dam thing around so that it was aimed upward at the sky, although I had no idea exactly where the satellites were orbiting.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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