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planetary

[plan-i-ter-ee] / ˈplæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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Studying what happens deep below the surface can provide clues about planetary behavior and even help scientists assess whether distant worlds could support life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

The budget request proposes pulling some funding from Perseverance to fund other planetary science missions and reducing “the pace of operations” for the rover.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Using detailed mathematical calculations and computer simulations, the researchers showed that these effects can dramatically reshape planetary systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

“We don’t know because it’s never been done at a planetary scale before,” Webb says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

They took their observations of planetary movement to be good evidence for the reality of epicycles.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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