planetary system
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An international group of astronomers has identified a faraway planetary system that calls into question one of the most widely accepted ideas about how planets take shape.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 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
"This is a new phenomenon, a point source that appears in a planetary system and then over 10 years or more slowly disappears," Kalas said.
From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026
"Super puff planets are fairly rare, and when they do occur, they tend to be the only one in a planetary system," Libby-Roberts said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 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
