surface

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That sense of erasure—of something fundamental being lost beneath the surface of change—felt familiar to me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Satellites have photographed the far side before, but the astronauts were the first human eyes to see some parts of the far side's surface and its vast craters and lava plains.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

These receptors sit on the surface of cells and help transmit signals that control many processes in the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 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

The second they broke the surface, Chase took a deep breath of air and started choking.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith