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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Unlike fainter interstellar sights such as the northern lights, the brightest planets are visible even in light-polluted cities.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
To date, scientists have detected more than 200 kinds of organic molecules in interstellar space.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
Despite the many hands involved, this first episode of Dune: Prophecy makes the conservative choice to follow the Villeneuve visual template (if not the audio one) and build it out into a Game of Thrones–style series of warring houses and interstellar political intrigue.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
After decades of exploring the outer solar system before charting the unknown frontier of interstellar space, the two spacecraft are showing signs of age.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
To date, scientists have detected more than 200 kinds of organic molecules in interstellar space.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
Despite the many hands involved, this first episode of Dune: Prophecy makes the conservative choice to follow the Villeneuve visual template (if not the audio one) and build it out into a Game of Thrones–style series of warring houses and interstellar political intrigue.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
After decades of exploring the outer solar system before charting the unknown frontier of interstellar space, the two spacecraft are showing signs of age.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstellar. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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