star system

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Scientists determined the object had entered the solar system from deep space, making it the third known object to have come from another star system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In some cases, two newborn stars become gravitationally bound, creating what astronomers call a binary star system.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

And all those amazing Brazilian actors, most of them are not in the Brazilian star system of telenovelas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Meet the ‘hip’ star system HIP 67522, located 408 light years away from the Earth.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 17, 2025

The solar neighborhood, the immediate environs of the Sun in space, includes the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan