solar system
noun
: the sun together with the group of celestial bodies that are held by its attraction and revolve around it
also
: a similar system centered on another star
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The ice giant getting booted out of the solar system isn't the thing that spared Jupiter's and Uranus' moons from a similar fate.
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Every successful launch expands the market, and autonomous spacecraft have already proven the model, exploring Mars, flying past Pluto, and leaving the solar system without a single human aboard.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
Fill in some of the scientific gaps about our solar system and the universe beyond with us.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 29 May 2026
New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden.
—Gideon Yoffe, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Every successful launch expands the market, and autonomous spacecraft have already proven the model, exploring Mars, flying past Pluto, and leaving the solar system without a single human aboard.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
Fill in some of the scientific gaps about our solar system and the universe beyond with us.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 29 May 2026
New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden.
—Gideon Yoffe, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for solar system
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“Solar system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20system. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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