planetary
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"In summary, these results suggest a very carbon-rich, oxygen-poor planetary atmosphere."
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Noah Petro, head of NASA's planetary geology lab, told AFP that the Moon will look to the astronauts "about the size of a basketball held at arm's length."
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
He said: "Micrometeorites are samples of the Solar System's building blocks which can offer insights into early planetary formation, Earth's atmospheric history, and climate evolution."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The vast, oceanic, planetary gobs of money to build out AI, which investors were supposed to provide without immediate return, will have to come from somebody else—actual customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
To account for the planets’ bizarre behavior, Ptolemy added epicycles to his planetary clockwork: little circles within circles could explain the backward, or retrograde, motion of the planets.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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