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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In recent months, multiple space agencies and observatories have turned their attention to this interstellar visitor.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Two years later, an interstellar comet was spotted by a Crimean amateur astronomer.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Unlike comets bound to the sun's gravity, 3I/ATLAS is traveling on a hyperbolic orbit that will eventually carry it out of the solar system and back into interstellar space.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
The Perseverance rover on Mars' surface also snapped a faint photo of the interstellar comet.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Two years later, an interstellar comet was spotted by a Crimean amateur astronomer.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Unlike comets bound to the sun's gravity, 3I/ATLAS is traveling on a hyperbolic orbit that will eventually carry it out of the solar system and back into interstellar space.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
The Perseverance rover on Mars' surface also snapped a faint photo of the interstellar comet.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstellar. Accessed 18 Dec. 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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