planetary system
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The two events -- first seen in 2004 and again in 2023 -- represent the first time astronomers have directly imaged collisions between large objects in a planetary system beyond our own.
From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026
With a mass similar to Saturn, the researchers suggest that it most likely formed within a planetary system rather than developing on its own like a small star or brown dwarf.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026
The observations reveal two separate and powerful impacts that produced expanding clouds of dust within the same planetary system.
From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026
An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density "super-puff" planets has at least one more planet, according to new research led by researchers from Penn State and Osaka University.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
He drifted about, with no ties of affection, with no ambitions, like a wandering star in Úrsula's planetary system.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
