How to Use solar system in a Sentence

solar system

noun
  • The solar system has one less comet.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But the solar system is more like a pie of pizza.
    — Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 8 June 2026
  • But the lights quickly blink on again, as the solar system takes over.
    — New York Times, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Our solar system is within one of the arms.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Some thought that such bright sources must be nearby, in our solar system.
    — Quanta Magazine, 5 July 2021
  • The ninth planet in our solar system, that is.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Hanging on the wall of his bedroom is a poster of the solar system.
    — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Four planets in our solar system will appear to line up in the sky.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022
  • All of the moons in our solar system are tidally locked with their planets!
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Europa might be the best place to search for life elsewhere in the solar system.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Want to see the planets of the solar system for yourself?
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • This quiz will take you on a tour of the solar system's most intriguing moons.
    — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The impact has a chance of sending our solar system hurtling through space.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Apr. 2021
  • When objects have more mass, the solar system tends to be more closely packed.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2022
  • Europa might not be the best place to look for alien life in the solar system after all.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That may not be big in an absolute sense, but for the solar system, that's huge.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • All the solar system's large moons are tidally locked with their planets.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Take our solar system for instance.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2026
  • Mars is the weirdest planet in the solar system.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Uranus is the weirdest planet in the solar system.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Jupiter is the weirdest planet in the solar system.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The hottest and sixth-largest planet in the solar system, Venus has no moons or rings.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The ecliptic is the plane of the solar system; all planets orbit the sun along it.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Want to get a closer look at Jupiter and the other worlds of the solar system?
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 May 2026
  • Test your knowledge of the planets and other things in the solar system!
    — Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Europa is one of the most intriguing moons in the solar system.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The ecliptic is the plane of the solar system and also the path of the sun through the daytime sky.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Comets are gigantic dirty snowballs made of dust and ice that come from the edge of the solar system.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Find out how these seven dates have helped learn more about the smallest planet in the solar system.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Each moon tells a different story about how our solar system formed and evolved.
    — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Mar. 2026

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