How to Use planetary science in a Sentence

planetary science

noun
  • This leads them to the conclusion that all funding should be reserved for planetary science.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
  • That was one of the more profound discoveries in planetary science over the past 25 years.
    — Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2022
  • But the authors cautioned that the ambitious mission shouldn’t come at the cost of other planetary science.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2024
  • All while Congress had slashed its planetary science budget almost in half compared with a decade prior.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • And yet there has been a lot of mysterious movement within many planetary science missions.
    — Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 9 May 2023
  • These moons aren't just orbiting—they're shaping the future of planetary science.
    — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • This spacecraft might just reshape the future of planetary science in the years ahead, and honestly, that's pretty cool.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • As always, what we get done will depend on whether the planetary science budgets do better than keeping pace with inflation.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Long says the mission is a huge event for the lunar and planetary science community in China.
    — Andrew Jones, National Geographic, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The information gleaned during these missions has opened the door to planetary science at a cosmic level.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2018
  • The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science.
    — Daniel Apai, Space.com, 15 June 2025
  • The smallest planetary science missions, with budgets of less than $100 million, have a lousy track record.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
  • The photo that emerged is a modest image of the extraordinary find that Dai said will advance the study of planetary science.
    — Leada Gore, AL.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The attention on the red planet from multiple space agencies could be a boon for planetary science and Mars exploration.
    — NBC News, 19 Feb. 2021
  • The findings may also have implications for planetary science.
    — Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024
  • The only way to know for certain is to send a spacecraft there to check it out, and the planetary science community is awash in calls for a mission to unravel the mystery.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The way Moore tells it, infographics seem like the ideal medium to communicate space and planetary science.
    — Angus Chen, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2014
  • Cracking the case of Venus would clearly be to the benefit of not just a select few but everyone in the planetary science community.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 2 June 2021
  • The discovery of its over-spilling cauldrons of lava is one of the most famous tales in planetary science, as they were predicted to exist before they were discovered.
    — Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
  • If that happens, NASA science funding could be freed up for other pursuits in planetary science.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Beyond Earth, the study carries implications for planetary science.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The planet’s extreme inhospitality is at the heart of one of the most beguiling mysteries in planetary science.
    — Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Beck hopes that Rocket Lab’s Venus probe will demonstrate that planetary science missions don’t have to be a once-in-a-decade, billion-dollar affair.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The chaos of the Soviet Union’s fall began a lasting period of fallow times for Russian planetary science.
    — Kenneth Chang and Anton Troianovski, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But the authors cautioned that the ambitious mission shouldn’t come at the cost of other planetary science, suggesting a roughly $5-billion to $7-billion cap.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • If successful, China would secure the first Mars samples and perform a dramatic leap in planetary science leadership.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • There’s about to be a huge gap in our abilities to study what’s going on in our own Solar System that can only be solved by launching a space telescope dedicated to planetary science.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2022
  • And this exceptional close encounter offers a unique opportunity for both planetary science and planetary defense.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Despite her long career in planetary science, the mission’s cold-thruster close call marked one of the most enlightening moments Elkins-Tanton has ever experienced in her work.
    — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
  • 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

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