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Planetary Research is a type of [[Research|'''{{planetary research''']] that is unlocked after destroying six [[Planets|planets]]. 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.description}}

Each discovery effect has an equal chance of being selected. The player can have up to five discoveries for the current planet. This can be increased through '''[[Sleeper Agents]]'''.

{The effect of Planetary Discoveries that provide a [[BPS]] or [[BPC]] bonus can be increased via other [[Dark Matter Institute| 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|-Dark Matter Institute technologies]].

|Increased [['''NB!''' The increase to BPS]] |data-sort-value=500|<nowiki>+500%</nowiki>|data-sort-value=5000|<nowiki>+5 000%</nowiki>|- |Increased [[from Planetary discoveries does not increase BPC]]|data-sort-value=500|<nowiki>+500%</nowiki>|data-sort-value=5000|<nowiki>+5 000%</nowiki>|- |[[Reduced Bacteria Needed]]|data-sort-value=500|<nowiki>+500%</nowiki>|data-sort-value=2500|<nowiki>+2 500%</nowiki>|- |}, even if the player has an upgrade that converts a percentage of BPS to BPC.