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planetary

[plan-i-ter-ee] / ˈplæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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The Kent Kresa Space Gallery will feature a wide array of spacecraft, planetary probes, telescopes and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

To better understand these findings, researchers Simon Muller and Ravit Helled at the University of Zurich used advanced models of planetary interiors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

He drifted about, with no ties of affection, with no ambitions, like a wandering star in Úrsula's planetary system.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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