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planets

NOUN

celestial body orbiting a star

Synonyms

STRONGEST

asteroid earth globe sphere world

STRONG

apple marble orb planetoid

WEAK

heavenly body luminous body terrene wandering star

Example Sentences

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NASA's Kepler mission transformed exoplanet science by monitoring roughly 100,000 stars and demonstrating that planets are extraordinarily common throughout the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

These chemical differences may influence the types of planets that form around stars.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The transit technique, which is expected to uncover roughly 100,000 worlds, is particularly effective at detecting large, extremely hot planets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Roman's infrared instruments will be able to observe these glowing planets and study how their brightness changes over time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Johannes Kepler, the man who discovered that planets travel in ellipses, took this idea—the infinitely distant point—one step further.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife