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interstellar space

[in-ter-stel-er spays] / ˌɪn tərˈstɛl ər ˈspeɪs /




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“It’s quite reasonable to assume that since humanity has sent spacecraft into interstellar space, other civilizations might do the same thing,” Croft says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

"All types of amino acids bond into peptides through the same reaction. It is, therefore, very likely that other peptides naturally form in interstellar space as well," says Hopkinson.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 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

The telescope, with its fellow Maunakea resident the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, discovered that Earth is basking in light from excited molecules living quietly in interstellar space.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024

Chemical reactions like those in our laboratory vessels may be responsible for the organic matter in interstellar space and the amino acids found in meteorites.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan