orbiting
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By blocking that light, the coronagraph could allow scientists to detect the much fainter light reflected by planets orbiting nearby.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Now Meink was saying we have systems that can do this “on orbit”—that is, while orbiting in outer space.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
She used GPS stations that received signals from more than 30 satellites orbiting Earth from roughly 25,000 kilometers away.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
About 30 minutes after launch, Roman separated from its SpaceX rocket and is now heading towards its orbiting point around a million miles away.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Shoemaker-Levy 9 had been orbiting Jupiter in a fairly conspicuous manner since 1929, but it took over half a century before anyone noticed.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
