orbit
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One area of focus will be "hot Jupiters," giant planets roughly the size of Jupiter that orbit extremely close to their stars.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
He is now seeking to go public in large part on a sales pitch that SpaceX can build out artificial-intelligence data centers in orbit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
SpaceX, which competes with OpenAI and Anthropic following its xAI merger, plans to deploy data centers in orbit.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The gap between Leo and Starlink - which has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit - is now a serious commercial problem for Bezos' group.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
When I found that the ship, if it had been at minimum distance, would already be in planetary orbit awaiting some word from me, I had another shock.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing orbit
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Eclipse Vocabulary
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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