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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So how many interstellar objects might Rubin actually detect?
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 18 July 2025
If no suitable interstellar object is found, Comet Interceptor will instead be sent to one of several intriguing comets of our solar system.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
That’s much larger than the two previous interstellar objects, ‘Oumuamua in 2017 and comet 2I/Borisov in 2019.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The two other interstellar objects discovered to date are the comets 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov.
—Shigeyuki Hando, Wired News, 13 July 2025
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 18 July 2025
If no suitable interstellar object is found, Comet Interceptor will instead be sent to one of several intriguing comets of our solar system.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
That’s much larger than the two previous interstellar objects, ‘Oumuamua in 2017 and comet 2I/Borisov in 2019.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The two other interstellar objects discovered to date are the comets 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov.
—Shigeyuki Hando, Wired News, 13 July 2025
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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstellar. Accessed 29 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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