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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In the novel, an astrophysicist, as an act of revenge for her father’s murder by Red Guards, chooses to put Earth at risk by sending out a provocative interstellar message to hostile aliens.
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
The MacGuffin that causes Knull’s generic, interstellar cockroach minions to hunt down Venom/Brock on Earth is a lifeforce-slash-tracking-device known as the Codex.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Upon its initial release in 1997, Starship Troopers — which depicts an interstellar war between the human Federation and an army of alien bugs — was rejected by American movie critics, and barely made its budget back at the box office.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Licensing is thus delaying not only his rocket but also our interstellar progress.
—Philip Hamburger, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
The MacGuffin that causes Knull’s generic, interstellar cockroach minions to hunt down Venom/Brock on Earth is a lifeforce-slash-tracking-device known as the Codex.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Upon its initial release in 1997, Starship Troopers — which depicts an interstellar war between the human Federation and an army of alien bugs — was rejected by American movie critics, and barely made its budget back at the box office.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Licensing is thus delaying not only his rocket but also our interstellar progress.
—Philip Hamburger, National Review, 4 Oct. 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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