interstellar

[in-ter-stel-er]

adjective

1. Astronomy.,  situated or occurring between the stars.

   interstellar dust.

interstellar

/ ˌɪntəˈstɛlə /

adjective

1. conducted, or existing between two or more stars

Word History and Origins

Origin of interstellar¹

First recorded in 1620–30; inter- + stellar

Example Sentences

Study co-author Will Rocha of Leiden University in the Netherlands noted that COMs can form in both the gas phase and in icy layers coating interstellar dust grains.

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In response, Kardashian wrote back asking about the interstellar object named 3I/Atlas, which astronomers said could be the oldest comet ever seen.

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But interstellar comets are true outsiders, carrying clues about the formation of worlds far beyond our own.

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A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists.

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One involves a tent city in the desert that hides a portal to an extrajudicial jail for his enemies, both interstellar and domestic.

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