planetary system

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"When we detect water -- or even its faint ultraviolet echo, OH -- from an interstellar comet, we're reading a note from another planetary system," said Dennis Bodewits, professor of physics at Auburn.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

"This is a new phenomenon, a point source that appears in a planetary system and then over 10 years or more slowly disappears," Kalas said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 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

But that doesn’t mean scientists aren't making do with what they have, while revealing how truly weird this planetary system is.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2024

An emerging technical civilization, after exploring its home planetary system and developing interstellar spaceflight, would slowly and tentatively begin exploring the nearby stars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan