planetary science

noun

: planetology

planetary scientist noun

Examples of planetary science in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Narrett, a doctoral student in the department of Earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was not involved in the study. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Planetary scientist Allison McGraw, an alumna of the University of Arizona who is now with the Lunar and Planetary Science Institute, backed the nomination with several other planetary science researchers, according to the Tucson Star. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Cherubim recently earned his PhD in Earth and planetary sciences from Harvard University. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026

The smallest planetary science missions, with budgets of less than $100 million, have a lousy track record. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for planetary science

• appliance
• compliance
• defiance
• reliance
• geoscience
• neuroscience
• noncompliance
• pseudoscience