constellation
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These meteors are visible all around the world and named because they appear to originate from the constellation Perseus.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The outlook comes as AST SpaceMobile expands its satellite constellation and adds commercial and government contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
So yes: The Rams are a constellation of stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The upper stage deployed 20 Starlink V3 satellites, a test SpaceX said "will provide critical data as we prepare to expand our Starlink constellation" of the company's satellite internet service.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
I took his hand in mine and rubbed my finger over his constellation birthmark, a smattering of freckles in the crook of his thumb, our silent message only he and I know.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
"We are lucky in Northern Ireland. We have quite a lot of dark places... and you can see lots of stars, lots of constellations."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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
The tubes’ openings frame the sunrise and sunset on solstice days, while the perforations admit light onto their interior walls in the pattern of certain constellations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Other projects such as the "Cinnamon" plans of start-up E-Space and Chinese constellations CTC-1 and CTC-2 would add hundreds of thousands more satellites spinning around our planet.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“It depends on which of the constellations they passed through and in which direction the stars fell,” I say.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing constellation
Celestial Words To Mark The Winter Solstice
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