planetary science

noun

planetary scientist noun

Examples of planetary science in a Sentence

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There are a variety of space museums in New Mexico that cover everything from planetary science to the Atomic Age. Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025 Designed to be entirely clear, the domes would let in sunlight but not harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun, says Robin Wordsworth, an earth and planetary sciences professor at Harvard University and a co-author of the new research. Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025 The new research also highlights how important sample return missions are, according to Sara Russell, a professor of planetary sciences and leader of the Planetary Materials Group at the Natural History Museum in London, who did not participate in the work. Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025 The breakthrough creation marks a major first in planetary science, as a three-dimensional model of a planet orbiting another star beyond our sun had never before existed, the team claimed in a press release. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for planetary science

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of planetary science was in 1969

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“Planetary science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planetary%20science. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.

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