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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Intriguingly, the lunar surface is littered with craters that record the chaotic early days of the solar system when planets and asteroids were smashing into one another.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
One of the most exciting missions to ever journey to the outer solar system has the be the Dragonfly multi-rotor helicopter that will head to Saturn's moon Titan in 2028.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2026
One of his most notable accomplishments was a paper published in 2007 about the presence of water on a distant planet outside our solar system.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Much of Loeb’s focus has been on the surprising behavior of interstellar objects passing through the solar system.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
One of the most exciting missions to ever journey to the outer solar system has the be the Dragonfly multi-rotor helicopter that will head to Saturn's moon Titan in 2028.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2026
One of his most notable accomplishments was a paper published in 2007 about the presence of water on a distant planet outside our solar system.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Much of Loeb’s focus has been on the surprising behavior of interstellar objects passing through the solar system.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Solar system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20system. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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