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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What's more, data indicate that the dust and ice of 3I/ATLAS are similar to those of comets native to Earth's solar system, a sign that whatever process shaped its own native planetary system and stars are one in the same.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Colin Frank Wilson, Project Scientist for ESA's Mars orbiters, confirmed that the agency is preparing to attempt observations of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS during its passage through the solar system.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the number of PHAs out in our solar system, none are likely to hit Earth any time soon.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
About 525 light-years away in the Taurus star-forming region, this young protostar is surrounded by a massive protoplanetary disk stretching 65 billion kilometers across, several times wider than our solar system.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Colin Frank Wilson, Project Scientist for ESA's Mars orbiters, confirmed that the agency is preparing to attempt observations of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS during its passage through the solar system.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the number of PHAs out in our solar system, none are likely to hit Earth any time soon.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
About 525 light-years away in the Taurus star-forming region, this young protostar is surrounded by a massive protoplanetary disk stretching 65 billion kilometers across, several times wider than our solar system.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Solar system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20system. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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