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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Actor Lupita Nyong’o narrates the trip, teaching us about each part of our solar system in turn. —

Abbey Stone, SELF, 31 Oct. 2024 Young scientists get to explore the solar system, its planets and space, expanding their curiosity about what’s beyond Earth. —

Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024 Astronomers originally estimated the comet to circle back in about 80,000 years, but as of October 14, observational data revealed the comet had a new path that could remove it from our solar system completely. —

Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024 The half a million or so residential solar systems that come online each year is far short of the 5 million or so homes that need a new roof each year. —

Tik Root / Grist, Quartz, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for solar system