colonize

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The company is expected to raise tens of billions of dollars in an offering to finance plans to launch data centers in space and colonize the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

In his memo, Musk advertised big plans for SpaceX and Starship, the mega-rocket at the center of his plans to colonize Mars and launch dozens of satellites at a time.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

SpaceX is unlikely to attempt a Mars mission in 2026 after all, according to CEO Elon Musk, marking a setback in his plans to colonize the planet.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

Adult Osedax typically live on whale bones, while their larvae travel long distances through ocean currents to colonize new whale falls, sometimes hundreds of kilometers away.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

Worst-case scenarios no doubt colonize my mom’s head.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed