orbiting
- present participle of orbit.
Example Sentences
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Researchers have found the first atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
More than 6,000 worlds have been discovered orbiting distant stars.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Under normal circumstances, the gravitational interaction between two closely orbiting stars would be expected to synchronize their motion through tidal locking.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Rather than a single solid shell, scientists now envision a Dyson "swarm" made up of countless orbiting structures that capture nearly all of a star's energy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
One of the first to be discovered is a star that is orbiting around Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
