How to Use solar system in a Sentence

solar system

noun
  • Look to the east at nightfall to spot Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Europa might be the best place to search for life elsewhere in the solar system.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Jupiter is fifth in line from the sun and is by far the largest planet in the solar system, according to NASA.
    Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2024
  • So, how did Earth end up full of life, Mars cold, dry and dusty — and Venus as the hottest planet in the solar system?
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 8 May 2024
  • As likely time capsules from the dawn of the solar system, the Trojans are the targets of the Lucy mission.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system and is even bigger than the planet Mercury.
    Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The clay and minerals from the 4.5 billion-year-old rock had been preserved in space’s deep freeze since the dawn of the solar system.
    Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The ball of ice, rock and dust’s rare journey took it toward Earth from the outer zone of our solar system.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2023
  • The solar system’s largest planet this week takes a bow and departs the post-sunset night sky for many months.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Your chart is ruled by Mercury, the fastest-moving planet in the solar system.
    Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • What about the hottest temperatures in the solar system?
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Hit it again, and suddenly that solar system is a blip in a sea of star systems.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The blinding ball of white earned the moon the title of the most reflective planetary body in the solar system.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Quasars shine as bright as a trillion stars bundled into a space about the size of Earth’s solar system.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2023
  • Jupiter now the most moons in our solar system Satellite | Did SpaceX cause this weird glowing spiral in the night sky?
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system, bigger even than the planet Mercury.
    John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022
  • It is ruled by Mercury, is the fastest planet in the solar system, making its orbit around the Sun in a mere 88 Earth days.
    Emily Newhouse, Allure, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The contract should also include the license numbers of the contractor and the sales agent who sold you the solar system.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • With billions and billions of planets in the Milky Way, there may be life outside of our solar system.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
  • Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, will be located slightly above it to the left.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Pair an electric truck with a home solar system, the thinking goes, and a family could keep the lights on for days or even weeks.
    Ivan Penn, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • With the recent discovery of 12 new moons around Jupiter, the gas giant now reigns supreme as the planet with the most moons in our solar system.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Enceladus Jupiter's 92 moons include Io, Europa, and Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system.
    Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
  • There's a new heavy hitter in the hunt for planets beyond our solar system.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Maybe one day, the tech found in NASA’s most advanced spacecraft throughout the solar system will be found on streets throughout the world.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Granite appears to be scarce elsewhere in the solar system.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • By studying Psyche, researchers hope to learn more about how the cores of rocky planets like Earth formed during the birth of the solar system.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The solar system’s second largest planet and the one with the brightest rings is most visible on Aug. 27.
    Jessica Skropanic, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023
  • With this new view of the iconic planet, the telescope has now taken images of all four of the solar system’s gas giants.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2023
  • The matter in our neighborhood is distributed pretty unevenly – the Sun hogs some 99.8% of all mass in the solar system, making our planets look like little pebbles and gas balls.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024

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