planetary system

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By studying drought as part of an interconnected planetary system rather than as isolated weather events, scientists can identify potential early warning regions before local droughts expand into broader crises.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

"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

"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

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan