extrasolar
adjective
ex·tra·so·lar
ˌek-strə-ˈsō-lər 
-ˌlär
: originating or existing outside the solar system
extrasolar planets
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While estimates for the amount of guidance in existence or birthed yearly may not be as speculative as extrasolar planetary life, the magnitude remains bathed in the radiation of indifference.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Places like Jupiter’s moon Europa’s and Saturn’s Moon Enceladus’ subsurface oceans and all extrasolar planets remain practically unreachable.
—Daniel Apai, Space.com, 15 June 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Is finding extrasolar biosignatures an impossible task?
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Places like Jupiter’s moon Europa’s and Saturn’s Moon Enceladus’ subsurface oceans and all extrasolar planets remain practically unreachable.
—Daniel Apai, Space.com, 15 June 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Is finding extrasolar biosignatures an impossible task?
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Extrasolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extrasolar. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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