planetary

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Because planets form mostly from the same material as their star, the star's composition helps shape the chemistry of the entire planetary system.

From Science Daily • 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

"The Moon has got the same elements in it that we have here on Earth," says Prof Sara Russell, a planetary scientist at the Natural History Museum.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 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

The antique lamp between them casts a planetary glow.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline