planetary science

noun

planetary scientist noun

Examples of planetary science in a Sentence

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Binzel is a professor of planetary science, joint professor of aerospace engineering and MacVicar Faculty Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025 Now a new era of planetary science has emerged: exoplanet demographics. Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025 Many of the planetary science committees are overseen by the Lunar and Planetary Institute, which itself is managed by the Universities Space Research Association. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025 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, 18 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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