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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The clumps, some of which are the size of our entire solar system, are where dust production is at its greatest.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite the number of PHAs out in our solar system, none of them are likely to hit our planet any time soon.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Those eternally dark areas are some of the coldest places in the solar system, despite the fact that Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
The last time the comet passed in the solar system was at least 135,000 years ago, Cooke said.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite the number of PHAs out in our solar system, none of them are likely to hit our planet any time soon.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Those eternally dark areas are some of the coldest places in the solar system, despite the fact that Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
The last time the comet passed in the solar system was at least 135,000 years ago, Cooke said.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Solar system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20system. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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