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	Search Results for Orbits Search Type: Keywords | Results: Radio Programs | Images | FAQs | Other Resources | Search Again Definition Orbit: The motion of a massive body around another body, governed by the force of gravity. Planets in our solar system follow an orbit around the Sun, as first noted by Johannes Kepler, in the shape of an ellipse. More » Stargazing Tip No stargazing tips found. Check the Sky Almanac for more information. Radio Programs Displaying 1 to 5 (of 59 total) results | More results »  Title  Air Date More Moon, Mars, and Gemini October 11, 2009 Jupiter at Opposition August 13, 2009 Moving Right Along July 8, 2009 Earth at Aphelion July 1, 2009 L2 April 7, 2009 Note: Audio versions of our programs will be available the day after they air. Visit the transcript page to listen. Image Gallery Displaying 1 to 4 (of 4 total) results  Image Kidnapped? Stars All Around American Hero Olympus Mons Frequently Asked Questions Displaying 1 to 4 (of 4 total) results  Question Do all planets orbit the Sun in the same direction? Are there other planets in the Milky Way? Why does the Moon have phases? Why do we always see the same side of the Moon from Earth? Other Resources StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Minor Bodies: Remnants from the Beginning http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/minor_bodies_more.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Comets http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/comets.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Asteroids http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/asteroids.html StarDate Online | News | Two Discoveries Reveal Diversity of Galaxy's Extrasolar Planets http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200606.html StarDate Online | News | Extrasolar Planet Update http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200510.html StarDate Online | News | Astronomers discover possible ‘water world’ http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200708.html StarDate Online | News | Hobby-Eberly Telescope Bags First Planet http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200410b.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/index.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/ StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Mercury http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/mercury.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Mars http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/mars.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Explorations in 2009 http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/explorations.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Planet Formation http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/planet_form.html StarDate Online | News | Hipparcos Data Could Change Universe's Size http://stardate.org/resources/news/universe/199706.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Home Sweet Home http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/solar_system.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Life http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/life.html StarDate Online | News | Extrasolar Planets Display Dazzling Array of Properties http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200704.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Leftovers http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/leftovers.html StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Texas Connection http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/texas_connection.html StarDate Online | News | Three Neptunes, Asteroid Belt Circle Southern Star http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200608.html
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