Serpens
Americannoun
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Serpentis
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Serpens
< Latin serpēns serpent, originally present participle of serpere to creep, crawl; cognate with Greek hérpēs ( cf. herpes, herpetology)
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The pillars are enormous formations of interstellar gas and dust in a star-forming region of the Eagle Nebula in the Serpens constellation, thousands of light years from Earth.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2024
With a normal earthbound telescope, one can only see the Serpens constellation in the northern part of the celestial hemisphere.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2024
Located in the Eagle Nebula, which is part of the constellation Serpens, the Pillars of Creation are famous due to an iconic 1995 photograph shot by one of JSWT's predecessors, the Hubble Space Telescope.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2022
The Eagle Nebula is about 6,500 light-years from Earth and is in the constellation Serpens, from the ancient Greek word for “serpent.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
Corona Borealis 50 Located just above the head of Serpens.
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
Serpentis, for example, hopes her posts raise awareness about cases like Jessica’s.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2020
“Look, this is just astrology. It doesn’t mean that it’s fact,” Serpentis said.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2020
“This is a chart on a piece of paper,” Serpentis wrote.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2020
Though Serpentis and Evans said they have worked with law enforcement in the past—usually by way of a private investigator—their contacts declined to speak with me.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2020
Alioth, the name sometimes given to α and θ Serpentis.
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
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