as in celestial
existing or occurring between stars
the vastness of interstellar space
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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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interstellar
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The collection includes a traditional gamelan ensemble, a 19th-century star calendar used to predict destinies and a pair of 17th-century celestial maidens intricately carved from pink volcanic tuff stone.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Here’s what to know about the celestial happenings: How to glimpse Mercury in the night sky Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, will reach peak visibility on Saturday, March 8, according to The Weather Channel.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the twilight of a post-apocalyptic age, an intergalactic traveller seeks the sacred language of birds on the last remaining planet.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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There are 17 individual panels circling the children’s playground in Murphy Park, telling the story of a group of children imagining the jobs, discoveries and innovations that will happen in their futures, from intergalactic rock bands with riffing robots to doctors with X-ray glasses.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, companies will have to figure out how to survive the gap between today’s high costs and minimal utility for the eventual astronomical ROI of AI.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Rockies had an astronomical 7.10 ERA in the ninth inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
20 Feb. 2025
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State of play: The soccer rivalry between the Portland Timbers and the Seattle Sounders is the stuff of legend, fueled in part by both teams having some stellar seasons to look back on.—
Melissa Santos,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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This leaves a stellar remnant with between one and two times the mass of the sun condensed into a width of around 12 miles (20 kilometers).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Bell, Danson, and Harper starred together on NBC's heavenly comedy The Good Place, created by Mike Schur, for four seasons from 2016-2020.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The forecast for Saturday (Feb. 22) at press time was 69 degrees and sunny, a heavenly day to try out Hollis’ barbecue for yourself, as Joe’s Holy Smoke enjoys its first day at 1515 Lee Road in Orlando.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interstellar. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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