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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

This method could allow future missions to scan much larger areas of planetary surfaces in a shorter time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

“We don’t know because it’s never been done at a planetary scale before,” Webb says.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

We are looking at a fresh planetary landscape, a surface newly hatched.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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