extrasolar
adjective
ex·tra·so·lar
ˌek-strə-ˈsō-lər 
-ˌlär
: originating or existing outside the solar system
extrasolar planets
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Today, the extrasolar planetary count is pushing 6000.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The fact that there may be as many as a billion such planets in the Milky Way alone has led many people to assume that there must be extrasolar planets that harbor life.
—Mario Livio, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
That could occur early in the existence of unstable extrasolar systems, or on an exomoon with complex orbital dynamics, says Mendonca.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Most extrasolar planet hunters are too busy looking for an Earth 2.0 to give these hyper-dense stellar remnants much consideration but as endgame byproducts of stars like our own.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The fact that there may be as many as a billion such planets in the Milky Way alone has led many people to assume that there must be extrasolar planets that harbor life.
—Mario Livio, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
That could occur early in the existence of unstable extrasolar systems, or on an exomoon with complex orbital dynamics, says Mendonca.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Most extrasolar planet hunters are too busy looking for an Earth 2.0 to give these hyper-dense stellar remnants much consideration but as endgame byproducts of stars like our own.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Extrasolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extrasolar. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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