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planetary

[plan-i-ter-ee] / ˈplæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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Because of this enormous planetary inertia, scientists expect sea levels to keep rising for many centuries.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Lead author Michael Wong, a planetary scientist at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory, said studying storms on other planets can help scientists better understand weather on Earth.

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

Or perhaps they will merely pick up and leave for Mars or Europa or Titan or, at last, as Robert Goddard envisioned, seek out an uninhabited planet in some young and promising planetary system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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