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interstellar space

[in-ter-stel-er spays] / ˌɪn tərˈstɛl ər ˈspeɪs /
NOUN
deep space
Synonyms
WEAK
celestial spaces cosmic space cosmos intercosmic space intergalactic space interplanetary space metagalactic space ocean of emptiness outer space region beyond Earth's solar system the heavens the universe the void the void above
NOUN
outer space
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cosmos
WEAK
celestial spaces cosmic space deep space empty space ether space infinite space infinity intercosmic space intergalactic space interplanetary space metagalactic space ocean of emptiness pressureless space the heavens the void the void above

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If you were starting today, going to the moon or anywhere beyond, and especially into interstellar space, would be a job for robots and, often, exclusively robots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The results help explain the many different ways planets can be knocked out of their original systems and sent drifting through interstellar space.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

"We think there's a two-thirds chance this comet is older than the solar system, and that it's been drifting through interstellar space ever since."

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Voyager 2 crossed the border to interstellar space in 2018.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024

The light by which we see it now has spent seventy-five years traversing the dark of interstellar space on its long journey to Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.