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The brightest star of evening stargazing this month isn’t a star but the very bright planet Jupiter, nestled in Gemini, a member of the great winter constellations known by many as either the winter hexagon, the winter wreath, or even the winter football.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Keeping with the neutral tones, the next slide reveals samples of stone hexagon tiles next to a slab of white marble.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Her company is working on the equivalent of giant, magnetic space Legos—hexagons that could self-assemble in space into livable, workable structures.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
The checkerboard flooring in the dining room and bar, the hexagon flooring in the bathroom, and the travertine tile are all being restored.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Keeping with the neutral tones, the next slide reveals samples of stone hexagon tiles next to a slab of white marble.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Her company is working on the equivalent of giant, magnetic space Legos—hexagons that could self-assemble in space into livable, workable structures.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
The checkerboard flooring in the dining room and bar, the hexagon flooring in the bathroom, and the travertine tile are all being restored.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Hexagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hexagon. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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hexagon
noun
hexa·gon
ˈhek-sə-ˌgän 
: a polygon of six angles and six sides
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