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planetary

[plan-i-ter-ee] / ˈplæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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Scientists have observed many planetary systems with stable orbits, along with a small number of stars caught rapidly swallowing their planetary companions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Supporters argued the project had brought industries together behind a single planetary mission.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Beagle 2 started the UK down the line of being able to do planetary missions and knowing it could engineer them," said Professor Mark Sims, who managed the Beagle 2 mission.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It has always been the case that any megapower that seeks multi-domain planetary power must have a presence in the Middle East be it Cold War superpowers, Europeans or the Ottomans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Every planetary nebula is a token of a star in extremis.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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