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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Led by scientists at Rice University in Houston, the study suggests Jupiter's early growth cut off the flow of gas and dust toward the inner solar system, preventing the material that would one day form Earth, Venus and Mars from spiraling into the sun.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Astronomers have reportedly discovered a skyscraper-sized asteroid moving through our solar system at a near record-breaking pace.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Our dream of going back to the moon and onto Mars and more distant worlds—not least to ensure our species’ survival before the sun flames out and engulfs most of the solar system—can be seen as just one more step in evolution’s long march.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The object was then reported to the Minor Planet Center – the official authority for observing and reporting new asteroids, comets and other small bodies in the solar system – and given the name 2025 PN7.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Astronomers have reportedly discovered a skyscraper-sized asteroid moving through our solar system at a near record-breaking pace.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Our dream of going back to the moon and onto Mars and more distant worlds—not least to ensure our species’ survival before the sun flames out and engulfs most of the solar system—can be seen as just one more step in evolution’s long march.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The object was then reported to the Minor Planet Center – the official authority for observing and reporting new asteroids, comets and other small bodies in the solar system – and given the name 2025 PN7.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Solar system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20system. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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