orbit around

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the path of one object in space around another one

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  • The Earth orbits around the Sun once every year.
  • Many artificial satellites orbit around the Earth, providing various services.
  • The moon's orbit around the Earth is not a perfect circle.
  • Small asteroids occasionally orbit around larger planets.
  • The spacecraft was designed to orbit around Venus for detailed study.
  • Astronomers are tracking a newly discovered object's orbit around a distant star.
  • It takes approximately 248 Earth years for Pluto to orbit around the Sun.
  • Scientists simulated how a hypothetical planet might orbit around a black hole.
  • The International Space Station maintains a low Earth orbit around our planet.
  • The debris from the explosion continued to orbit around the ruined satellite.