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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But while creative visuals, sound and storytelling shape the speculative solar system, the scientists involved believe the detailed planets could have real-world implications.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Both groups supported reducing incentives for new solar systems.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Our solar system formed a mere 4.6 billion years ago, after two thirds of cosmic time had already elapsed, and life seems to have happened here almost as soon as Earth cooled down from its fiery birth to harbor oceans of liquid water.
—Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025
Currently, our solar system sits in the middle of a big empty patch of space called the Local Bubble, which is thought to have been blown by a series of supernova explosions 10 to 20 million years ago.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
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Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Both groups supported reducing incentives for new solar systems.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Our solar system formed a mere 4.6 billion years ago, after two thirds of cosmic time had already elapsed, and life seems to have happened here almost as soon as Earth cooled down from its fiery birth to harbor oceans of liquid water.
—Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025
Currently, our solar system sits in the middle of a big empty patch of space called the Local Bubble, which is thought to have been blown by a series of supernova explosions 10 to 20 million years ago.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Solar system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20system. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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