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solar system

[soh-ler sis-tuhm] / ˈsoʊ lər ˌsɪs təm /
NOUN
planets orbiting sun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earth
WEAK
Copernican system Jupiter Mars Mercury Neptune Pluto Saturn Uranus Venus heliocentric system planetary system

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To understand how much selenium-74 exists in the solar system, scientists must consider both its creation and its destruction.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

After leaving Earth and partying around the solar system, she winds up in one of the underground neighborhoods on Mars, thoroughly burned out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"I like to think about it as walking through a doorway into how humankind explores the solar system going forward."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Among those selected was Fulton's Grand Orrery, a working model of the solar system which predates the museum itself.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

I wonder how the whole Jesus thing works if we’re on a different planet on the opposite side of the galaxy in another solar system.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera