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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Most of the lithium in our solar system and the wider Milky Way galaxy comes from classical nova explosions like V572 Velorum and V462 Lupi, according to a paper published in 2020.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
And because these space rocks are already out there, rattling through the solar system, Rubin will rack up discoveries quickly, Schwamb and her colleagues predict—with some 70 percent of new objects discovered during the survey’s first two years.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
Using these tools, the Rubin Observatory studies faint objects in our solar system as astronomers try to study the dark matter that makes up a majority of our universe.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 26 June 2025
Rubin has already found more than 2,100 new asteroids in our solar system, including seven near-Earth asteroids that pose no danger to our planet.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
And because these space rocks are already out there, rattling through the solar system, Rubin will rack up discoveries quickly, Schwamb and her colleagues predict—with some 70 percent of new objects discovered during the survey’s first two years.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
Using these tools, the Rubin Observatory studies faint objects in our solar system as astronomers try to study the dark matter that makes up a majority of our universe.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 26 June 2025
Rubin has already found more than 2,100 new asteroids in our solar system, including seven near-Earth asteroids that pose no danger to our planet.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
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“Solar system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20system. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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