Scorpius
Americannoun
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Scorpii
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Scorpius
< Latin < Greek skorpíos scorpion
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Antares is a bright reddish star that represents the heart of the constellation Scorpius.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
One of the lessons Albus and Scorpius learn along the way is the difficulty in distinguishing by appearance good from evil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
Custer said above-ground facilities have tested explosive behaviors of other materials but the Scorpius experiments will use real plutonium, which is unique.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
This darkened cleft continues down toward the southern horizon even as the Milky Way itself broadens noticeably, and it bulges out into a lumpy blob near Sagittarius and Scorpius.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 4, 2023
Saw them on the roof together, near the Owlery with Scorpius playing the gooseberry.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
The red nebula in the middle right partially surrounds the star Sigma Scorpii.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
As the spacecraft approaches the planet, the instrument will be aimed through the rings at Delta Scorpii, a far-off star.
From Time Magazine Archive
Other stars called V861 Scorpii, GX339-4, SS433, and Circinus X-2 are also candidate black holes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Its exact position is unknown, but Flammarion thinks it may possibly have appeared about 4° north of the star β Scorpii.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
I obtained here an occultation of Scorpii at the dark limb of the moon, which gives for the longitude of the place 112° 18' 30", and the latitude 40° 18' 53".
From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by John Charles Frémont
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