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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The telescope can capture infrared radiation to get a new view of planets, stars and galaxies, as well as the first-ever direct image of a planet outside our solar system. 
Paul Best, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 However, the James Webb Space Telescope promises to be far better at imaging worlds outside our solar system. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 1 Sep. 2022 James Webb Space Telescope has found the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system, NASA says. Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Its dozen huge telescopes have played key roles in advancing humanity’s understanding of the universe, including making some of the first images of planets outside our solar system. Audrey Mcavoy, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Aug. 2022 Its dozen huge telescopes have played key roles in advancing humanity’s understanding of the universe, including making some of the first images of planets outside our solar system. Audrey Mcavoy, ajc, 20 Aug. 2022 This finding, according to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, which partners with the ALMA site, suggests the presence of a very young exoplanet – the term for a planet found outside our solar system. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022 This week's release included the Webb telescope's first spectrum of an exoplanet, showing light emitted at different wavelengths from WASP-96b, a planet outside our solar system that was discovered in 2014. Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 July 2022 See More
Paul Best, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 However, the James Webb Space Telescope promises to be far better at imaging worlds outside our solar system. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 1 Sep. 2022 James Webb Space Telescope has found the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system, NASA says. Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Its dozen huge telescopes have played key roles in advancing humanity’s understanding of the universe, including making some of the first images of planets outside our solar system. Audrey Mcavoy, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Aug. 2022 Its dozen huge telescopes have played key roles in advancing humanity’s understanding of the universe, including making some of the first images of planets outside our solar system. Audrey Mcavoy, ajc, 20 Aug. 2022 This finding, according to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, which partners with the ALMA site, suggests the presence of a very young exoplanet – the term for a planet found outside our solar system. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022 This week's release included the Webb telescope's first spectrum of an exoplanet, showing light emitted at different wavelengths from WASP-96b, a planet outside our solar system that was discovered in 2014. Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1704, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
solar system
noun
: the sun and the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that revolve around it