1. At least when it comes to politics, women and men are orbiting different planets and different parties. 2. As they whirled, the dervishes proceeded in a circle around the stage, comparable to orbiting planets, while their dancing master strolled among them. 3. Extrasolars are too far away to be detected by optical telescopes, so researchers look for subtle changes that orbiting planets induce in the appearance of their parent star. 4. For example, astronomers have observed that some stars seem to dim as large orbiting planets pass in front of them. 5. It was viewed as a miniature solar system, with orbiting planets made of electrons and a nucleus made of protons and neutrons. 6. A larger wobble indicates the orbiting planet is large. |
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