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
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The glow of zodiacal light aligns with the ecliptic — the sun’s path through the zodiac constellations and the plane of the solar system — which is steep at the equator and sloped at mid-northern latitudes.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Life on 5 references the fact that Earth is the fifth-largest planet in the solar system.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
As planets in our solar system orbit the sun at varying speeds, sometimes their orbital paths bring them close together on the same side of the sun.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
That is similar to the orbits of the planets in the solar system, which are aligned almost to the equatorial plane of the sun.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Life on 5 references the fact that Earth is the fifth-largest planet in the solar system.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
As planets in our solar system orbit the sun at varying speeds, sometimes their orbital paths bring them close together on the same side of the sun.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
That is similar to the orbits of the planets in the solar system, which are aligned almost to the equatorial plane of the sun.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Solar system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20system. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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