noun
exoplanet; extrasolar planet
Technical term in astronomy for a planet outside the Solar System.
系外惑星の大気を観測する技術が進歩している。
Technology for observing the atmospheres of exoplanets is advancing.
Synonym; 太陽系外惑星 is more explicit ('planet outside the Solar System'), while 系外惑星 is a common abbreviation.
Compound of 系外 (outside a system) and 惑星 (planet).