extrasolar
adjective
ex·tra·so·lar
ˌek-strə-ˈsō-lər 
-ˌlär
: originating or existing outside the solar system
extrasolar planets
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The leading suspects have now emerged as a brown dwarf or a massive extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, many times the size of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
And no one’s going to detect an extrasolar version of Pluto, with its 250-year orbit.
—Rhett Allain, Wired News, 14 Dec. 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Or so says a leading U.K. theoretical biophysicist who specializes in the study of photosynthesis, both here on Earth and its possibility to evolve on extrasolar planets throughout the galaxy.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
And no one’s going to detect an extrasolar version of Pluto, with its 250-year orbit.
—Rhett Allain, Wired News, 14 Dec. 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Or so says a leading U.K. theoretical biophysicist who specializes in the study of photosynthesis, both here on Earth and its possibility to evolve on extrasolar planets throughout the galaxy.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Extrasolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extrasolar. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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