extrasolar
adjective
ex·tra·so·lar
ˌek-strə-ˈsō-lər 
-ˌlär
: originating or existing outside the solar system
extrasolar planets
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For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
But, more crucially, even with our best telescopes these extrasolar intraterrestrials may never be readily detectable.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
That's the theory of a team of researchers who looked at hundreds of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, observed by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
But, more crucially, even with our best telescopes these extrasolar intraterrestrials may never be readily detectable.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
That's the theory of a team of researchers who looked at hundreds of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, observed by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for extrasolar
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“Extrasolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extrasolar. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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