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Astronomers have found what could become the first target for a crucial test of NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a soon-to-launch observatory that serves as a pathfinder mission for discovering Earth-like worlds around other stars.
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
Ray did not reenter Earth's atmosphere as planned due to a propulsion issue, but Inversion still declared its mission a success, saying that the pathfinder managed to validate a number of key technologies in orbit.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This book is about listening as a pathfinder to joy, connection, love and navigating change.
—Tembi Locke, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Although the whole project is still not fully funded, the team hopes to launch their first Nautilus pathfinder unit in 2030.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
Ray did not reenter Earth's atmosphere as planned due to a propulsion issue, but Inversion still declared its mission a success, saying that the pathfinder managed to validate a number of key technologies in orbit.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This book is about listening as a pathfinder to joy, connection, love and navigating change.
—Tembi Locke, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Although the whole project is still not fully funded, the team hopes to launch their first Nautilus pathfinder unit in 2030.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathfinder
Noun
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Portugal’s legendary explorer Ferdinand Magellan gets an epic biopic courtesy of Filipino filmmaker and societal historian Lav Diaz.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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The personal, intimate look invited explorers to travel back in time and imagine what once was.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ivy Queen Reggaeton icon and pioneer Ivy Queen has performed with Bad Bunny on multiple occasions, with the rapper crediting the Queen of Reggaeton as a major inspiration.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Along with coaches George Halas, Clark Shaughnessy, and Ralph Jones, Luckman was a pioneer in the T Formation motion, with three running backs lined up behind the quarterback and a man shifting laterally and behind the line of scrimmage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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