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new planets

British  

plural noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

In the UK, Thomas Wilson, a senior research fellow at the University of Warwick, co-led the analysis of satellite data including searching for new planets.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2024

The joint Space Navy-Colonial Office expedition was looking for new planets suitable for colonization; they had been out, now, for four years, which was close to maximum for an exploring expedition.

From Naudsonce by Piper, H. Beam

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