star system

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Scientists determined the object had entered the solar system from deep space, making it the third known object to have come from another star system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Together, these visitors show that the ingredients that build comets, especially volatile ices, can vary widely from one star system to another.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

And all those amazing Brazilian actors, most of them are not in the Brazilian star system of telenovelas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Each star system is an island in space, quarantined from its neighbors by the light-years.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan