Planetary Research is a type of <div class ="page_icon">[[ResearchFile:Gathering soil samples.png|'''research'''100px]] that is unlocked after destroying six [[Planets|planets]].</div>
By sending a Scientist to the current planet, the player can gather soil samples that will give random bonuses until the current planet is destroyed. On certain planets, '''gathering soil samples''' also has a chance to yield rare [[Minerals|'''Minerals''']] that give permanent bonuses. Soil samples can be gathered up to <u>5 times per planet</u> and their effects stack. After entering a [[Black Hole]], the bonus from Planetary Research for the current planet is lost and the limit on gathering soil samples is reset. In the Planetary Research Lab, only one action can be active at a time — either gathering soil samples or travelling to/from planets.{{planetary research description}}
=Sending Scientists=
Every time the player completes gathering soil samples, he discovers a boost for the current planet.
Each discovery effect has an equal chance of being selected. The player can have up to five discoveries for the current planet. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"|-! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Discovery Effect! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" rowspan="1"| Min Value! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" rowspan="1"| Max Value|- |Increased Nanobot Strength|data-sort-value=25|<nowiki>+25%</nowiki>|data-sort-value=75|<nowiki>+75%</nowiki>|- |Increased This can be increased through '''[[BPSSleeper Agents]] |data-sort-value=500|<nowiki>+500%</nowiki>|data-sort-value=5000|<nowiki>+5 000%</nowiki>|-'''.
|Increased The effect of Planetary Discoveries that provide a [[BPS]] or [[BPC]]bonus can be increased via other [[Dark Matter Institute|data-sort-value=500|<nowiki>+500%</nowiki>|data-sort-value=5000|<nowiki>+5 000%</nowiki>|-Dark Matter Institute technologies]].
|[[Reduced Bacteria Needed]]|data-sort-value=500|<nowiki>+500%</nowiki>|data-sort-value=2500|<nowiki>+2 500%</nowiki>|-{{planetary discoveries table}}
|}'''NB!''' The increase to BPS from Planetary discoveries does not increase BPC, even if the player has an upgrade that converts a percentage of BPS to BPC.
==Finding Minerals==
On certain most planets, there is a chance to find a [[Minerals|'''Mineral''']] whenever a Scientist completes gathering soil samples.
'''Main page:''' [[Minerals#Finding Minerals|Minerals]]
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=Version History=
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|v = 1.0.3
|changes = Introduced to the game
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