planets

noun

plural of planet
as in globes
the celestial body on which we live our collective responsibility to conserve the planet and its natural resources for future generations

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Recent Examples of planets Consequently, the giant planets can push them even closer to the sun or kick them out of the solar system entirely. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Happily—if that’s the right word to use—there are probably no planets orbiting S301. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026 Hollows haven’t been found elsewhere on planets in our solar system, and with no wind or water to form the thousands of puzzling depressions, scientists want to know what forces sculpted them. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 The harvest moon and planets will appear in Idaho’s night sky during the month, along with the Milky Way galaxy. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026 By comparing these two formations on opposite ends of Saturn, scientists can learn more about the weather patterns of giant gas planets, according to Sanchez-Lavega. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Roman will investigate dark energy, map dark matter, and conduct the largest exoplanet census, discovering around 100,000 exoplanets, including rogue planets. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 New technology has proven him wrong — and Gauti expects Roman will find tons of planets that way. — Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 The James Webb Space Telescope can see planets about 100,000 times dimmer than their star. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planets
  1. globes
  2. worlds
  3. earths
Noun
  • Seeing the world through old maps The Osher Map Library, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, is home to half a million rare maps, globes and atlases, dating as far back as the 15th century.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.
    — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of globes
Noun
  • This is where the Krafts have enjoyed so many moments, worlds away from any roaring crowd or national television audience or expectation to perform at the highest level for one of the most iconic franchises in sports.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Webb figures he's got the best of both worlds, having his play-calling mentor by his side and squaring off against defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and Denver's stout defense all summer.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of worlds
Noun
  • And the movie’s also a super-teaming of the whole Spider-Man concept, clashing infinite earths of Spider-People together into a banter-y arachnoid squad.
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
  • China imposed export restrictions on 10 US companies, including two rare-earths firms backed by Washington, marking the latest escalation in recent Sino-American trade tensions.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of earths

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