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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At some point, the batteries aboard each 47-year-old spacecraft will finally die, rendering the scientific probes into interstellar monuments to themselves.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2025
The duo's findings could be useful in the future because the research suggests clues that could be used to indicate interstellar visitors that originate from Alpha Centauri.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Scientific American senior news reporter Meghan Bartels follows two beloved spacecraft, Voyagers 1 and 2, on their epic tour past the outer planets, across the edge of the sun’s influence (the heliosphere) and into interstellar space.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
Then, in 2012 and 2018, respectively, each entered interstellar space, giving scientists the first-ever close-up observations of the cosmos beyond our solar system.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2025
The duo's findings could be useful in the future because the research suggests clues that could be used to indicate interstellar visitors that originate from Alpha Centauri.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Scientific American senior news reporter Meghan Bartels follows two beloved spacecraft, Voyagers 1 and 2, on their epic tour past the outer planets, across the edge of the sun’s influence (the heliosphere) and into interstellar space.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
Then, in 2012 and 2018, respectively, each entered interstellar space, giving scientists the first-ever close-up observations of the cosmos beyond our solar system.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstellar. Accessed 12 Apr. 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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