planet
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The company speaks openly about its ambitions to put humans on Mars, and has even tied a massive bonus for Musk to colonizing the red planet with one million inhabitants.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Set two years before the original film, “Alien: Earth” mostly unfolds on our home planet, which has been carved into five giant tech companies’ spheres of influence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
A second, smaller dip occurs when the planet moves behind the star and its light is temporarily blocked.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Meji Alabi has directed some of the biggest selling music artists on the planet: Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Davido and Stormzy.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
He was a young man, suddenly appeared, who seemed to be off some other planet.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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