Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: orbits

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According to Prof. Rao, in space science and its operations, rockets usually launch satellites at targeted orbits.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/taramandal-a-space-startup-launched-by-five-au-alumni-wins-best-emerging-start-up-of-the-year-2023-from-headstart/article67396824.ece

“After its encounter, the asteroid’s orbit will be more elongated, moving it out to about halfway between Earth’s and Mars’ orbits at its farthest point from the sun,” NASA said in a statement.

Source: https://www.1310kfka.com/abc-news/world/01/asteroid-to-make-extremely-close-approach-to-earth-this-week/

As a depot orbits Earth, it passes in and out of sunlight, and the outside of the depot will repeatedly warm and cool.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/science/spacex-starship-launch.html

As the moon orbits the Earth it moves nearer and further away from the planet, sometimes being 30,000 miles closer to us at its closest passing - or perigee, as it's known.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/rare-super-blue-moon-what-27592524

Because this is space, the toolkit didn’t immediately plummet back to Earth and is instead now floating just ahead of the space station as it orbits above.

Source: https://jalopnik.com/spot-the-world-s-most-expensive-toolkit-as-it-floats-fr-1851020444

But some 20 asteroids, whose orbits around the sun aren't as certain, didn't prove as predictable.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/asteroid-chance-hit-earth

“Chandrayaan-3 completes its orbits around the earth and heads towards the moon.

Source: https://www.mangalorean.com/chandrayaan-3-next-stop-moon-with-successful-insertion-into-translunar-orbit/

Furthermore, these planets exhibit circular orbits, meaning that the distance between the planet and its star remains consistent throughout its orbit.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/01/exoplanets-host-life/

In particular, they looked at how oval-shaped the orbits were.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/bombshell-study-reveals-millions-more-30121598

It came from above the planets' orbits and it will cross the Earth's orbit plane (the ecliptic) on Feb. 12 heading down below.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/entertainment/nick-strobel-its-tough-to-spot-comet-ztf-without-aid/article_41547678-a1a9-11ed-a827-87a0353264d3.html

It is also developing spacedrop, a space logistics service that features a tug to deploy satellites to their desired orbits.

Source: https://spacenews.com/exotrail-establishes-u-s-presence/

"It orbits the star within 15.6 days at a distance equivalent to one-fifteenth of the separation between the Earth and the sun."

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1731250/space-news-rare-earth-like-exoplanet-spotted-life-nurturing-conditions

Located only 120 light years from Earth, Scientists discovered exoplanet in 2023 and found that it is about 50 percent bigger than Earth and orbits an M-dwarf star.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/12/22/2023-was-a-landmark-year-for-exoplanet-discoveries-including-many-that-could-harbor-alien-life/

Mathis’s chapters alternate among several points of view, but she primarily orbits the mother’s consciousness.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/23/how-to-be-the-end-of-eden-the-unsettled-and-the-english-experience

Other campaigns are projecting confidence that they’ll hit the mark in time for the August debate, though the early intraparty skirmish for cash has already resulted in bruised feelings and egos among candidates and their respective orbits.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/02/gop-debate-2024-00104501

Roughly the same diameter and density as Earth, it orbits in the solar system’s habitable zone—just the right distance from the sun for liquid water to exist.

Source: https://time.com/6264160/why-volcanoes-on-venus-matter/

The Army wants seamless access to satellites in various orbits, so if one network goes down, others instantly take over.

Source: https://spacenews.com/army-exploring-new-options-to-tap-commercial-satellite-networks/

The final two pairs are related by a different ratio: It takes four full orbits of the inner planet for the outer planet to make exactly three.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/science/star-six-planets-orbit-sync.html

The maps allow for seeing more of a region by averaging out all the orbits a telescope might use rather than integrating each orbit change over time like other mapping methods have to do.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-07-traffic-accidents-moon.html

The periodic Comet Hartley 2 (103P/Hartley) orbits the sun every 6.46 years, appearing in telescopes’ eyepieces for weeks before its closest approach to the sun (perihelion).

Source: https://www.timescall.com/2023/08/25/skywatchers-guide-regularities-encounter-rarities/