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new planets

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plural noun

  1. the outer planets Uranus, Neptune, and (formerly) Pluto, only discovered comparatively recently

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"Roman will discover tens of thousands of new planets outside our solar system. It will reveal billions of galaxies, thousands of supernovae and tens of billions of stars," she said.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

By studying the gas around this young star and watching carefully as the tiny dust grows over time, they hope to learn much more about where new planets come from and when.

From Space Scoop Jul. 16, 2025

You were either going to have to add new planets or subtract things that are no longer planets.

From National Geographic Feb. 16, 2024

They encompass processes in the gas and dust disks surrounding young stars that give rise to new planets.

From Science Daily Feb. 9, 2024

Franklin, then, had seemed the only fact worth looking at; but now she seemed embarked on a voyage of discovery, where bright new planets swam above the horizon with every forward rock of her boat.

From Franklin Kane by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas

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