orbiting
Example Sentences
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The planet, called LHS 1140 b, is 48 light-years from Earth orbiting a red star much smaller and cooler than our Sun.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Under normal circumstances, the gravitational interaction between two closely orbiting stars would be expected to synchronize their motion through tidal locking.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
This describes a phenomenon where a star wobbles back and forth, indicating a massive companion object is orbiting.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Astronomers have identified around 150 globular clusters orbiting the outskirts of our galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
It took so long for starlight to reach me in the sluggers’ ship orbiting Earth that some of those stars were already dead.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
