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orbiting

ADJECTIVE
circling
Synonyms


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Researchers led by Thomas Wilson from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom combined observations from several space and ground-based telescopes to examine planets orbiting the star.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The company also plans to send orbiting data centers powered by the sun that would perform AI calculations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Solar winds can now also pose a danger to satellites orbiting the Earth, as well as astronauts sheltering inside space stations.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Ariel Ekblaw, CEO of the Aurelia Institute, spoke about how self-assembling structures could make orbiting research habitats a reality, unlocking scientific and medical breakthroughs that only the weightless environment of space can deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Somewhere out there the sluggers were orbiting Earth in their spaceship.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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