extrasolar

[ ek-struh-soh-ler ]

adjective

1. outside, or originating outside, the sun or the solar system.

extrasolar

/ ˌɛkstrəˈsəʊlə /

adjective

1. occurring or existing beyond the earth's solar system

Word History and Origins

Origin of extrasolar¹

First recorded in 1885–90; extra- + solar ¹

Example Sentences

They were also able to teach the AI to sift through thousands of abstracts to identify both low- and high-impact areas from two- and three-word topic phrases like “planetary system” or “extrasolar planet.”

From MIT Technology Review

The first transiting extrasolar planet revealed itself in 1999, when then-Harvard graduate student David Charbonneau drove to Colorado to do his thesis work with astronomer Tim Brown.

From Science News

If he was right and the Fuzzies were declared the 9th extrasolar sapient race, there went the Company, charter and all!

From Project Gutenberg

“Which may be the ninth extrasolar sapient race,” Rainsford added.

From Project Gutenberg