solar system

noun · /SOH-ler SIS-tum/

The solar system is the Sun and everything that moves around it, like planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. Earth is part of our solar system.

In a sentence

  • "In science class, we made a colorful poster of the solar system with the Sun in the middle."
  • "A comet zoomed through the solar system like a glittery snowball in space."