planetary system

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"When we detect water -- or even its faint ultraviolet echo, OH -- from an interstellar comet, we're reading a note from another planetary system," said Dennis Bodewits, professor of physics at Auburn.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

"These collisions that produce dust clouds happen in every planetary system," he 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

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

A planetary system around Barnard’s Star may well have been discovered, but an unambiguous demonstration awaits further study.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan