planets

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Australia's ballad "Eclipse" evokes a love affair between planets.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A mission to Mars would likely take an astronaut three years—nine months to get there, 16 months waiting for the planets to align for the flight back and nine months for the return.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Gravitational pulls from planets slowly tug on the individual fragments in different ways, causing the once compact stream to spread out and eventually blend into the background dust filling the solar system.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

For decades, scientists searching for life beyond Earth have focused on one central challenge: identifying the right molecules to look for on distant planets and moons.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Shannon was a nice person, but it was like the two of them lived on different planets.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz