Peering upwards looking for a flitter of action, the only movement was the pin prick of light from a satellite as it tracked across the starry sky.
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Still, some fishermen enjoy navigating by light rather than satellite.
Together, these researchers have found a way to measure the amount of light pollution around using satellite data, thereby creating the world's first atlas of light and darkness.
"Because the harpoon we are using is very light and the chase satellite more than a ton, momentum is very tiny... it's a small recoil, " said Reed.
Staff Sergeant Justin DeCrow joined the Army right after high school, married his high school sweetheart, and had served as a light wheeled mechanic and satellite communications operator.
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Distressed-debt investors including Carl Icahn and David Tepper reportedly bought up LightSquared bonds at a discount as the company struggled to obtain a license to light up its combined satellite-terrestrial communications network covering North America.
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Members of all parties in parliament agree that both need to change in the light of the explosion of digital and satellite media.
And I can see a glowing light, and it looks like, from the satellite, that he's got all nine reindeer with him, and it looks like his sleigh is pretty full.
Among the high-profile deals it has given the green light within the past year: the union of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange 's purchase of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Among the high-profile deals it has given the green light within the past year: the union of XM Satellite Radio (nasdaq: XMSR - news - people ) and Sirius, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange 's (nyse: CME - news - people ) purchase of the Chicago Board of Trade.
While they're pretty light on details, Toshiba has also announced that its updating its Satellite P205 and A205 to the Centrino Duo platform, and it's teasing us with its do-it-all Qosmio G45 laptop, which we expect won't be too different from already-announced Q40.
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