planetary system

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Webb's powerful instruments allow scientists to zoom deep into the Helix Nebula, offering a glimpse of what could eventually happen to our own Sun and planetary system.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

The two events -- first seen in 2004 and again in 2023 -- represent the first time astronomers have directly imaged collisions between large objects in a planetary system beyond our own.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

The observations reveal two separate and powerful impacts that produced expanding clouds of dust within the same planetary system.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

But that doesn’t mean scientists aren't making do with what they have, while revealing how truly weird this planetary system is.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2024

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