How to Use solar system in a Sentence

solar system

noun
  • Look to the east at nightfall to spot Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Jupiter is fifth in line from the sun and is by far the largest planet in the solar system, according to NASA.
    Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2024
  • As likely time capsules from the dawn of the solar system, the Trojans are the targets of the Lucy mission.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The clay and minerals from the 4.5 billion-year-old rock had been preserved in space’s deep freeze since the dawn of the solar system.
    Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The ball of ice, rock and dust’s rare journey took it toward Earth from the outer zone of our solar system.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2023
  • The solar system’s largest planet this week takes a bow and departs the post-sunset night sky for many months.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Your chart is ruled by Mercury, the fastest-moving planet in the solar system.
    Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • What about the hottest temperatures in the solar system?
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Hit it again, and suddenly that solar system is a blip in a sea of star systems.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Quasars shine as bright as a trillion stars bundled into a space about the size of Earth’s solar system.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2023
  • Jupiter now the most moons in our solar system Satellite | Did SpaceX cause this weird glowing spiral in the night sky?
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The contract should also include the license numbers of the contractor and the sales agent who sold you the solar system.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • With billions and billions of planets in the Milky Way, there may be life outside of our solar system.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
  • Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, will be located slightly above it to the left.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Pair an electric truck with a home solar system, the thinking goes, and a family could keep the lights on for days or even weeks.
    Ivan Penn, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • With the recent discovery of 12 new moons around Jupiter, the gas giant now reigns supreme as the planet with the most moons in our solar system.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Enceladus Jupiter's 92 moons include Io, Europa, and Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system.
    Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Granite appears to be scarce elsewhere in the solar system.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • By studying Psyche, researchers hope to learn more about how the cores of rocky planets like Earth formed during the birth of the solar system.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • With this new view of the iconic planet, the telescope has now taken images of all four of the solar system’s gas giants.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2023
  • The more astronomers know about how star systems like TOI-700 and our own solar system work, the better the chances of detecting life out in the cosmos.
    Joey Rodriguez - Michigan State University, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2023
  • As mentioned, the number 1 is related to the Sun — the heart of our solar system, the basis of creation, the light that indicates a new day.
    Kate Franke, Woman's Day, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Meteorites are made of space rocks that have wandered the solar system for a long time, Gurdemir said.
    Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Gradually, the planet may have slipped into a more stable twirl that’s at odds with the rest of its peers in the solar system.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Now Voyager 1 is over 15 billion miles away, beyond what many consider to be the edge of the solar system.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
  • This is the highest planetary moon-count in our solar system.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 14 Feb. 2023
  • As our solar system's largest explosive events, flares are seen as bright areas on the sun and can last from minutes to hours.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2024
  • After its close approach in the spring, the comet will not return to the inner solar system again for another 71 years.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Venus is the only planet in the solar system with a situation like this.
    Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • Jupiter and Saturn, two of the brightest planets in our solar system, will likely be the easiest to spot in the eastern sky.
    Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 16 June 2023

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