planetary science

noun

planetary scientist noun

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Lee Billings is a science journalist specializing in astronomy, physics, planetary science, and spaceflight, and is a senior editor at Scientific American. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2025 This spending was broken down into approximately $2.7 billion for planetary science, $2.2 billion for Earth science, $1.5 billion for astrophysics, and $800 million for heliophysics. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025 To create it, Sara Seager, an MIT professor of planetary science, physics and aerospace engineering, teamed with MIT postdoctoral fellow Iaroslav Iakubivskyi, who focuses on planetary atmospheres and exoplanet modeling. Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Binzel is a professor of planetary sciences, joint professor of aerospace engineering and MacVicar Faculty Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for planetary science

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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 25 Mar. 2025.

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