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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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However, its petal-like solar panels had failed to open fully, trapping the antenna and preventing Beagle 2 from communicating.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Over the next several days, Roman's high-gain antenna and visor-like deployable aperture cover will also deploy.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Over the next three months, Roman will deploy its antenna, adjust its course, and power on its two instruments: JPL’s planet hunter and a night-sky surveyor called the Wide Field Instrument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

He parked a gray van loaded with electronics nearby, pointed an antenna at the hotel and listened in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

He made the entire apparatus, including the box that housed the equipment, and he figured out how to rig up a long wire antenna to get a signal.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

A pair of black antennae lie in front of her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Using satellite images, shore-based antennae, data and other sources, Kpler aims to reconstruct the trajectory of a vessel that has "gone dark," he added.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

Other bees frequently touch the dancer with their antennae and bodies.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026

"There's around 10,000 satellites orbiting right now. The plan is to go to about 40-50,000 satellites in just some years," explains Abrahamsson, as he stands overlooking several large antennae.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

Two metal antennae waggled at us—no, it waggled at me—and started to whine.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

But then the Russians doubled the number of antennas from four to eight, then to 16, and now to 32, each time reacting to new Lima updates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Once a development receives planning consent, mobile operators are issued a notice-to-quit and must remove their antennas.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Some coral species with fast-growing branches are planted onto "coral trees" that look like old television antennas and are suspended in the water column, with floats to keep them upright.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

JPL also manages the Deep Space Network — the global array of massive antennas that will transmit commands to the copter and receive data from Titan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The antennas, in turn, broadcast a signal to tiny receivers in their ears.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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