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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An Earth-sized planet in a star system very similar to our solar system may have an atmosphere after all, suggests new research using the James Webb Space Telescope. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 If our solar system was located at the center of this remarkable cluster, our night sky would be full of hundreds of stars as bright as the full moon. —

Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2024 The finding could change the way astronomers understand moons dominated by subsurface global oceans in our solar system, such as Jupiter’s moon Europa and planets beyond our solar system. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024 When studying the outer planets of our solar system, there’s no solid ground. —

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