Neptune
Example Sentences
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Astronomers were surprised to learn in recent years that most Sun-like stars host at least one planet that falls between Earth and Neptune in size and orbits closer than Mercury does in our own solar system -- sizes and orbits absent from our solar system.
From Science Daily
Four large planets circle this energetic star, each ranging in size from Neptune to Jupiter.
From Science Daily
OceanXplorer's Neptune submersible is designed for scientific collection and observation, while its Nadir vessel has high-end cameras and lights for media content.
From Barron's
But as Julian Sancton tells us in his splendid “Neptune’s Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire,” it is estimated that there was “as much as eight tons’ worth of gold on board, more than had ever sailed in a single Spanish ship,” and “more than a million silver coins,” in addition to precious-metal contraband and—another estimate—600 or so people.
Especially moving in “Neptune’s Fortune” is the insight and empathy Mr. Sancton brings to his consideration of the book’s bedeviled but oddly gallant protagonist.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
