Interstellar

Among the stars

Interstellar means between or among stars: interstellar space, interstellar travel.

The term describes the vast regions of a galaxy outside any particular star system.

It often appears in science fiction contexts discussing spacecraft capable of traveling between star systems: The probe was humanity's first interstellar mission.

space

cosmos

Orderly totality of existence

  • galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
  • voidWithout legal effect
  • nebulaInterstellar gas formation

deep space · Milky Way · Andromeda · cosmic · astronomical · light-year · parsec · celestial · universe · outer space

film

Nolan

Irish-origin given name

Endurance · Mann · Miller · Brand · Lazarus · blight · corn · bookshelf · dust · ghost

travel

spacecraft

Vehicle for outer space

colonization · generation ship · cryosleep · propulsion · starship · expedition · journey · exploration · navigation · trajectory

medium

dust

Fine settled particles

  • gasFormless, expanding substance
  • plasmaElectrified matter state
  • hydrogenSimplest atomic element

helium · particles · radiation · cosmic rays · magnetic field · ionized · diffuse · cloud · density · absorption

communication

signal

Message-conveying cue

laser · message · contact · SETI · Voyager · probe · antenna · broadcast · frequency · interference

Categories
Opposites
spatial scale

Interstellarplanetary

Of or relating to worlds

terrestrial · earthbound · local · lunar · suborbital

scope of reference

Interstellarinterplanetary

Between celestial bodies

circumstellar · heliocentric · solar · domestic · regional

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