extrasolar
Outside our star
Extrasolar means located or originating outside our solar system.
The term appears most often in astronomy: extrasolar planets, extrasolar objects.
An extrasolar planet—also called an exoplanet—orbits a star other than the Sun.
Planet outside our system
- terrestrialRelating to land
- transitMovement between places
- KeplerPlanetary motion law formulator
- biosignatureEvidence of living processes
Fit for dwelling
- biosignatureEvidence of living processes
- astrobiologyStudy of cosmic organisms
- extremophileLife in harsh conditions
- biomarkerMeasurable biological health signal
SETI · organism · water · carbon-based · panspermia
Study of light-matter interaction
- coronagraphStellar light-blocking telescope attachment
- interferometryMeasurement using wave combination patterns
- astrometryMeasuring celestial body positions
- photometryMeasuring light intensity
Astronomical distance measure
- parsecInterstellar length measure
- remoteDistant or controller
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
- far-flungScattered over vast areas
unreachable · deep-space · distant · galactic · intergalactic
Vehicle for outer space
exoplanet
Planet outside our system
- terrestrialRelating to land
- transitMovement between places
- KeplerPlanetary motion law formulator
habitable
Fit for dwelling
- biosignatureEvidence of living processes
- astrobiologyStudy of cosmic organisms
- extremophileLife in harsh conditions
biomarker · SETI · organism · water · carbon-based · panspermia
spectroscopy
Study of light-matter interaction
- coronagraphStellar light-blocking telescope attachment
- interferometryMeasurement using wave combination patterns
- astrometryMeasuring celestial body positions
photometry · redshift · observatory · Hubble · signal-to-noise
light-year
Astronomical distance measure
far-flung · unreachable · deep-space · distant · galactic · intergalactic
spacecraft
Vehicle for outer space
- VoyagerNASA interstellar mission name
- PioneerAudio-visual equipment manufacturer
- flybyClose pass without landing
mission · propulsion · unmanned · trajectory · rendezvous
luminosity
Intrinsic brightness of source
- magnitudeSize or scale
- circumstellarSurrounding a star
extrasolarsolar
Of the star
solar system · heliocentric · planetary · terrestrial · local
extrasolarterrestrial
Relating to land
local · geocentric · inner planets · familiar
solar, parasol, sol, solarium, interstellar, extraterrestrial, solarize, solarization, extragalactic