constellation
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The meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, but their path seems to trace back to the constellation Perseus, which rises in the north east and climbs higher during the night.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
As he speaks, multiple Starlink devices -- part of the constellation of thousands of internet satellites launched by US tycoon Elon Musk's SpaceX -- float by on the control room screens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
So yes: The Rams are a constellation of stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Jilin-1 constellation of more than 160 remote-sensing satellites got a top rating from CSIS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A very unusual combination of circumstances has so far saved the runs of the Northwest Miramichi from the destruction that was anticipated — a constellation of happenings that might not occur again in a century.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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 study is the first to calculate how much the constellations of big and particularly bright satellites being planned would impact astronomical observations by making the night sky brighter.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
SpaceX has roughly 10,000 Starlink satellites, while Amazon.com and others are launching rival constellations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Then Golding wrote, “Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
“In the old days, there were more. Whole constellations have disappeared because of human light pollution.”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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