as in celestial
existing or occurring between stars
the vastness of interstellar space
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Recent Examples of interstellar
The physical limitations of modern spacecraft pose significant challenges for reaching interstellar space in a human lifetime, especially with limited room onboard for carrying propellant or batteries.
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Voyager 1 left the heliosphere and reached interstellar space in August 2012 and is 15.5 billion miles away, and Voyager 2 − traveling slower and in a different direction − did the same in November 2018 and is now roughly 13 billion miles from Earth.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Unlike fainter interstellar sights such as the northern lights, the brightest planets are visible even in light-polluted cities.
—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
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Voyager 1 left the heliosphere and reached interstellar space in August 2012 and is 15.5 billion miles away, and Voyager 2 − traveling slower and in a different direction − did the same in November 2018 and is now roughly 13 billion miles from Earth.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Unlike fainter interstellar sights such as the northern lights, the brightest planets are visible even in light-polluted cities.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interstellar
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Here’s celestial proof that spring has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps that’s why the International Astronomical Union, the official keeper of celestial names and definitions, doesn’t have a definition for what makes a moon.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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The patch-wearing Elio has a blast getting lots of attention and making new friends, but then he gets pulled into helping navigate an intergalactic crisis.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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Earth gets an unlikely intergalactic representative in the first full trailer for the new Pixar movie Elio.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading so see which cars will land you with some truly astronomical costs.—
Ben Kesslen,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
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One approach is collecting astronomical observations and then training a large neural network model on these data.—
Eric Novik,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Joining Whitaker is a stellar ensemble cast, including Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Erik LaRay Harvey, Michael Raymond James, Elvis Nolasco, and Erik Palladino.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Mar. 2025
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Mele has played an invaluable part in putting together stellar casts for our highest-profile current series.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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The heavenly duvet cover is just as it’s described—absolutely heavenly!—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Once the sun sets, the sky twinkles with a seemingly infinite number of heavenly lights.—
Jason Chau,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interstellar. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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