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planetary

[plan-i-ter-ee] / ˈplæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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Planetary solidarity to address climate change, overpopulation, poverty and all the other common threats to the welfare of the world may be desirable, but is wildly improbable.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

“Based on the information we have, life is one of the most likely ways we could get this,” says Morgan Cable of the Planetary Science Institute, a nonprofit research institute in Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Extensive health studies were conducted on the Apollo astronauts, but technology has advanced greatly in the 50 years since, said Bruce Betts, chief scientist at the Planetary Society, a space advocacy group.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s an extinction-level event for science,” Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at the Planetary Society, told Nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“Yes. It was necessary, you see, since there are four Machines, one handling each of the Planetary Regions. And all four are yielding imperfect results.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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