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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Now, research published this week in the journal Nature Astronomy offers another hypothesis of cosmic proportions: that our entire Milky Way galaxy passed through a massive, interstellar cloud of dust and gas.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
Voyager 1 entered interstellar space on Aug. 25, 2012, and is now more than 15 billion mi.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 12 June 2024
Located roughly 1,300 light-years away, the celestial feature resembles a silhouette of a horse's head and neck emerging from what appears to astronomers like whitecaps of interstellar foam.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
The Voyager probes are still operating, now in interstellar space.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
Voyager 1 entered interstellar space on Aug. 25, 2012, and is now more than 15 billion mi.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 12 June 2024
Located roughly 1,300 light-years away, the celestial feature resembles a silhouette of a horse's head and neck emerging from what appears to astronomers like whitecaps of interstellar foam.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
The Voyager probes are still operating, now in interstellar space.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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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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