Space

ORBIT

An orbit is the curved path an object takes around a star, planet, or moon due to gravity. Johannes Kepler discovered that planetary orbits are ellipses rather than perfect circles. The word derives from the Latin 'orbita', meaning 'track' or 'course'.

ORBIT is the kind of word that shows up in themed word searches like Strands. Themed puzzles group words like this under a shared category — here, Space.