How to Use interplanetary in a Sentence

interplanetary

adjective
  • But in the scope of interplanetary physics, the two bodies are quite close.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Naraoka believes the seeds of life found on Ryugu could spread through the universe as interplanetary dust.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Mar. 2022
  • One common type of space weather event is called an interplanetary coronal mass ejection.
    Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
  • There was, of course, much more international—and even interplanetary—ire to spread around.
    Leonard David, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2022
  • All this adds up to a remarkable piece of interplanetary detective work.
    Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
  • And there are resources there such as water ice that could support interplanetary exploration needs.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But the environment around Jupiter is even harsher than deep interplanetary space in many ways.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But astronomers think that most asteroids are piles of rock bound together with a kind of interplanetary cement.
    Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Musk, of course, also still dreams of sending the rocket on interplanetary voyages to Mars.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • The second is a coronal mass ejection, or a large release of plasma into interplanetary space.
    Jon Kelvey, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Dealing with an epic, interplanetary story raises the stakes even further.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • If the Winter Olympics ever do go interplanetary, Earth would still take gold.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The awe-inspiring interplanetary set design in the Grand Palais conveyed the reach of it all.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • However, each sneak peek provides a compelling glimpse at the interplanetary turmoil ahead.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The ultimate goal of this interplanetary relay is to bring samples of Mars rock to Earth for the first time ever.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2022
  • These matters only scratch the surface of the problems any interplanetary spacefarers will face.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
  • The debris comes from SpaceX’s first interplanetary mission seven years ago.
    Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The idea of building a base to colonize Mars and become an interplanetary species has seen decades of talk and not a whole lot of action, but now at least there’s plan.
    Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2018
  • And these robots might be the key to interplanetary travel and many other almost unimaginable advances.
    Ravin Gandhi, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The films are based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel of the same name, which takes place in a future entrenched in interplanetary warfare.
    Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • This substance, which is integral to the function of the interplanetary system, can only be found in the deserts of the planet called Dune.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • But becoming an interplanetary species is an enormous challenge.
    Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025
  • But the authors note that this is likely not to resemble the reality of such space colonies constructed in interplanetary space.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
  • And there are good reasons not to doubt the ambitions of China, nor its ability for interplanetary success.
    ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Solar sails have, of course, been built and successfully launched on proof-of-concept missions in both interplanetary space and low-Earth orbit.
    Steven Ashley, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2022
  • But that doesn't mean the tech mogul has given up on his interplanetary vision that was a large part of the drive to found his rocket company in 2002.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • This is similar in size to the icy particles in Saturn's rings, for example, and the ice is likely frozen around motes of interplanetary dust.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 May 2025
  • These vast eruptions hurl immense clouds of magnetized plasma from the sun's corona into interplanetary space, sometimes at millions of miles per hour.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Dunk, Welly and Shirm are on the interplanetary run from a zealous-yet-inept officer of the law named Zandro.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • The mission carries more cameras than any interplanetary mission in history, with 19 on the rover and four on other parts of the spacecraft.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2021

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