noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ distant
▪ alien , unknown
▪ inner , outer
▪
the outer ~s of our solar system
▪ extrasolar (= outside our solar system) ( technical )
▪
Hubble has found around 100 new extrasolar ~s.
▪ Earth-like
▪
the search for Earth-like ~s
▪ rocky
▪
rocky ~s like Venus and Mars
▪ another , different ( figurative , humorous )
▪
He looked like something from another ~!
VERB + PLANET
▪ be in orbit around , orbit
▪
The spacecraft is currently in orbit around the red ~.
▪ destroy , save
▪
We are destroying the ~ with our fossil-fuel lifestyle.
▪
Will recycling help save the ~?
PLANET + VERB
▪ orbit
▪
How many ~s orbit the sun?
PREPOSITION
▪ from a/the ~
▪
creatures from an alien ~
▪ on a/the ~
▪
She believes there is life on other ~s.