Southern Cross
noun
: four bright stars in the southern hemisphere that are situated as if at the extremities of a Latin cross
also
: the constellation of which these four stars are the brightest
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In February, an Australian team of researchers at Southern Cross University, which was advised by Dr. Neukermans, conducted a monthlong experiment off the country’s northeast coast, spraying aerosols from a ship and measuring the response of clouds.
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Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
To achieve that, engineering oceanographer Daniel Harrison from Southern Cross University and his team fitted a research vessel with a turbine to pump water out of the ocean.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
Christian Swann, a sports and exercise psychology researcher at Southern Cross University in Australia, is very critical of SMART.
—Gina Jiménez, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2024
The Southern Cross constellation, which is only visible from the southernmost sections of the United States during the spring months, barely broke the horizon.
—Latria Graham, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Citra, Mosaic and Southern Cross hops cut through the unfiltered murk.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2024
The bright trails near the southern pole are from Crux, the Southern Cross.
—Discover Magazine, 18 July 2023
The following year, The Band released their 1975 album Northern Lights - Southern Cross.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
The group released two more albums with 1973’s Moondog Matinee and 1975’s Northern Lights – Southern Cross.
—Spin Staff, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
To achieve that, engineering oceanographer Daniel Harrison from Southern Cross University and his team fitted a research vessel with a turbine to pump water out of the ocean.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
Christian Swann, a sports and exercise psychology researcher at Southern Cross University in Australia, is very critical of SMART.
—Gina Jiménez, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2024
The Southern Cross constellation, which is only visible from the southernmost sections of the United States during the spring months, barely broke the horizon.
—Latria Graham, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Citra, Mosaic and Southern Cross hops cut through the unfiltered murk.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2024
The bright trails near the southern pole are from Crux, the Southern Cross.
—Discover Magazine, 18 July 2023
The following year, The Band released their 1975 album Northern Lights - Southern Cross.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
The group released two more albums with 1973’s Moondog Matinee and 1975’s Northern Lights – Southern Cross.
—Spin Staff, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
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“Southern Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Southern%20Cross. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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