planetary science

noun

planetary scientist noun

Examples of planetary science in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And the scientific investigation at the heart of VIPER is also a priority—the most recent planetary sciences decadal survey went out of its way to encourage investigations of polar volatiles on the moon. Thomas Zurbuchen, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024 Sign up Those concerns were passed along to NASA officials, who 2 days ago briefed scientists on the agency’s independent planetary science panel. Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 11 July 2024 Cautious optimism From a scientific perspective, the new data about phosphine and ammonia is intriguing but warrants cautious optimism, said Javier Martin-Torres, a professor of planetary sciences at the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 29 July 2024 Derek Briggs, now a professor of earth and planetary sciences at Yale University, had initially inferred that odaraiidswere filter-feeders back in the early 1980s based on their strange form. Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for planetary science 

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Word History

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 18 Aug. 2024.

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