outer planet
noun
: any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt
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Uranus, though both of those outer planets are impossible to see with the naked eye.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
However, probing whether any of these outer planets has an atmosphere is more difficult.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
These hot rocks are also encased inside NASA’s probes to the outer planets and their moons.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
That same day, Jupiter will square Saturn, as both outer planets transit the early degrees of their respective Cardinal signs.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
However, probing whether any of these outer planets has an atmosphere is more difficult.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
These hot rocks are also encased inside NASA’s probes to the outer planets and their moons.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
That same day, Jupiter will square Saturn, as both outer planets transit the early degrees of their respective Cardinal signs.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
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“Outer planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20planet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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