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planetary

[plan-i-ter-ee] / ˈplæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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The Kent Kresa Space Gallery will feature a wide array of spacecraft, planetary probes, telescopes and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The system successfully identified a variety of rock types that are important for planetary science.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

The Moon will appear to the astronauts "about the size of a basketball held at arm's length," Noah Petro, head of NASA's planetary geology lab, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Part of the museum’s expansive textile collection, Rosalena’s 27-foot-long tapestry is woven with hand-weaving patterns using satellite images the artist distorted from planetary terrains from Mars and Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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