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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Since then, the mission has continued its speedy departure from the Solar System and could become the third spacecraft to return data from interstellar space.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) caught the two jets slamming into the interstellar medium around them, forming the nebulous structure known as Sharpless 2-284, or Sh2-284 for short.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Across the three hearings, several witnesses – including journalists and high-ranking military members – have testified under oath about shadowy military programs to retrieve and study not only interstellar alien craft, but the extraterrestrial pilots themselves.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Science fiction often explains interstellar travel by imagining some kind of warp drive.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) caught the two jets slamming into the interstellar medium around them, forming the nebulous structure known as Sharpless 2-284, or Sh2-284 for short.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Across the three hearings, several witnesses – including journalists and high-ranking military members – have testified under oath about shadowy military programs to retrieve and study not only interstellar alien craft, but the extraterrestrial pilots themselves.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Science fiction often explains interstellar travel by imagining some kind of warp drive.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstellar. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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