planetary
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The planetary transit itself lasted about seven hours, much longer than the transits typically seen for hot Jupiters, which can last an hour or less.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Lead author Michael Wong, a planetary scientist at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory, said studying storms on other planets can help scientists better understand weather on Earth.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Rather than representing a universal blueprint, its orderly structure could be just one example among many wildly different planetary arrangements in the cosmos.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Anil Madhavapeddy, professor of planetary computing at Cambridge University, told the BBC that more than 100 research groups have accessed the tool.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
One cannot deny that it is more difficult to extract general principles from studying history than from studying planetary orbits.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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