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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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In February 2023, Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Bard claimed that the James Webb Space Telescope had captured the first image of a planet outside our solar system.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
On a clear night, several planets in our solar system were visible without a telescope.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in our solar system just beyond Neptune.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
October 30, 2024 7:43 AM EDT One of the most tantalizing worlds in the solar system is Europa, a moon of Jupiter covered in a rind of ice, beneath which, scientists believe, lies a warm, salty, mineral-rich ocean—and possibly living organisms.
—TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1704, in the meaning defined above
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“Solar system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20system. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
solar system
noun
: a star with the group of heavenly bodies that revolve around it
especially
: the sun with the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that orbit it
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