planet
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Scotland's attack can be a thing of wonder, capable of creating space and delivering sensational tries against the very best teams on the planet.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Because the Moon follows a slightly elliptical path rather than a perfect circle, its distance from our planet changes throughout the month.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Tesla’s photos and promotional materials gave a hint of the Cybertruck roving around another planet, a clear nod to Musk’s own spacefaring ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Prevost was a passionate ambassador of Francis's encyclical "Laudato Si,'" which focuses on caring for the planet as "our common home."
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
I was not just the ruler of one planet.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
This difference suggests that the material in the two rings may have originated from separate planets with different compositions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Several were shut down after Voyager completed its encounters with the outer planets, while others remained active to investigate increasingly distant regions of space.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
These frozen remnants offer a rare opportunity to study the materials that eventually became planets.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
They follow relatively circular paths around the Sun and stay close to the plane in which most of the solar system's planets orbit.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation gave physicists an explanation for the way planets and objects move through the universe.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing planet
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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Earth and the Solar System - Middle School
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Earth and the Solar System - Introductory
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