solar system
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Surrounding it is an extremely dense, star-like envelope of hydrogen that extends across approximately the size of the solar system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
At first glance, it resembles an enormous star with dimensions comparable to our solar system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The event is unique in the solar system because the moon is 400 times smaller than the sun, but 400 times closer to it, making them appear the same size.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
That buried sea has made Jupiter's icy moon one of the most promising places in the solar system to investigate whether conditions suitable for life might exist beyond Earth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Every now and then a passing star gives a tiny gravitational tug, and one of them obligingly careens into the inner solar system.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
