planet

Example Sentences

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"Roman will be especially powerful because it will observe hundreds of millions of distant stars, letting scientists compare faraway planet populations to those found nearby," said Wilson.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Yeah, there were quite a few decades when millions of people all over the planet were way too invested in the American dream, if mostly at a distance.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

For Bezos, merely getting off this planet remains one of his biggest challenges—evident by the Blue Origin rocket’s spectacular explosion on the launchpad Thursday evening.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Doing away with oil, it can reduce by 90 percent planet warming emissions from aviation -- itself responsible for up to four percent of all greenhouse gases released in the European Union -- proponents say.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The user had to get the alien back to its home planet by passing a quiz.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas