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planetary

[plan-i-ter-ee] / ˈplæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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Observations of many planetary systems have generally supported this idea.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Current models suggest rocky planets form near stars because intense radiation strips away gas surrounding developing planetary cores.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Anil Madhavapeddy, professor of planetary computing at Cambridge University, told the BBC that more than 100 research groups have accessed the tool.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

My colleagues in planetary science and I analyze images from night sky camera networks to study cosmic dust, small asteroids and debris left behind by comets.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

He proposed that an object of planetary mass, which he called a comet, was somehow generated in the Jupiter system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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