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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Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system.
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Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
Other visitors from beyond our solar system Scientists know of only two other interstellar objects that have ever been observed from Earth.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The other two interstellar objects were 2I/Borisov, reported in 2019, and Oumuamua in 2017.
—CBS News, 3 July 2025
The object’s potentially interstellar origins excited scientists across the globe, and the next morning, the European Space Agency confirmed that this object, first named A11pl3Z and then designated 3I/ATLAS, is the third ever found from outside our solar system.
—Darryl Z. Seligman, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
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Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
Other visitors from beyond our solar system Scientists know of only two other interstellar objects that have ever been observed from Earth.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The other two interstellar objects were 2I/Borisov, reported in 2019, and Oumuamua in 2017.
—CBS News, 3 July 2025
The object’s potentially interstellar origins excited scientists across the globe, and the next morning, the European Space Agency confirmed that this object, first named A11pl3Z and then designated 3I/ATLAS, is the third ever found from outside our solar system.
—Darryl Z. Seligman, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstellar. Accessed 20 Jul. 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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