extrasolar

American  

[ek-struh-soh-ler] / ˌɛk strəˈsoʊ lər /

adjective

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

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extrasolar British  

/ ˌɛkstrəˈsəʊlə /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of extrasolar

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

Example Sentences

"Fomalhaut cs2 looks exactly like an extrasolar planet reflecting starlight," Kalas said.

From Science Daily

"What we learned from studying cs1 is that a large dust cloud can masquerade as a planet for many years. This is a cautionary note for future missions that aim to detect extrasolar planets in reflected light."

From Science Daily

"Extrasolar systems can look like our solar system, but in some cases, they look entirely different and exotic. We're very interested in seeing how the solar system forms in context by understanding systems that look like ours and ones that look completely different. We can get a sense of what the extremes are, how average our planet formation history is and how average our solar system is."

From Science Daily

"The variability of extrasolar planets is just enormous," Muñoz said.

From Science Daily

According to the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, 5172 exoplanets have been discovered so far, occupying 3816 planetary systems.

From Salon