interstellar
adjective
in·ter·stel·lar
ˌin-tər-ˈste-lər 
: located, taking place, or traveling among the stars especially of the Milky Way galaxy
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For our international team using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, 3I/ATLAS presented an extraordinary chance to track the chemical awakening of this ancient interstellar object in real-time.
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Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
This could only be the case if 3I/ATLAS had flown into the solar system from interstellar space.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The maps show the total brightness and color of stars (top), the total density of stars (middle), and the interstellar dust that fills the galaxy (bottom).
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
And there are other ideas to do with ion drives and collecting interstellar gas and using that to propel yourself along—but all that would involve very lengthy trips.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
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Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
This could only be the case if 3I/ATLAS had flown into the solar system from interstellar space.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The maps show the total brightness and color of stars (top), the total density of stars (middle), and the interstellar dust that fills the galaxy (bottom).
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
And there are other ideas to do with ion drives and collecting interstellar gas and using that to propel yourself along—but all that would involve very lengthy trips.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interstellar
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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstellar. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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interstellar
adjective
in·ter·stel·lar
ˌint-ər-ˈstel-ər
: located or taking place among the stars
interstellar space
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