planetary

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Noah Petro, head of NASA's planetary geology lab, told AFP that the Moon will look to the astronauts "about the size of a basketball held at arm's length."

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

To Jef Caers, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at Stanford University who happens to be Belgian, the museum’s stance looks like “delay tactics.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

If that is the case, it points to a much wider variety of planetary types across the galaxy than previously recognized.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

It was "grounding", she said, "to make that connection to our planetary home".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Virtually any planetary atmosphere, no matter what its composition, should be partially transparent to radio waves.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan