docking

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Researchers supplement that information with satellite images of the vessels making ship-to-ship transfers and then docking in Chinese ports, enabling them to trace the oil’s journey from Iran to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

To explore whether the vitamin K compound could interact with mGluR1, the researchers used structural simulations and molecular docking studies.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Passengers and crew have meanwhile been in isolation on the MV Hondius, operated by Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, after Cape Verde authorities barred it from docking.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Artemis III, in Earth’s orbit, aims to test docking procedures with SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s lunar landers next year, and Artemis IV, slated for 2028, hopes to put boots on the dusty lunar surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

"Houst— er . . . Jiuquan, probe docking complete. No complications."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir