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intergalactic

adjective

Definition of intergalactic

as in interstellar

existing or occurring between galaxies They loved any movie about intergalactic space travel.

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Recent Examples of intergalactic The observations revealed gas containing oxygen, carbon, silicon and other metals flowing from these early galaxies into intergalactic space. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The synthetic shapeshifter, wanted for intergalactic war crimes, has rewarded the townspeople with good health and prosperity in exchange for protecting her identity and taking up arms should trouble ever come to Rushville. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026 Bender Voiced by John DiMaggio in the original Futurama series and Hulu’s revival, the hard-drinking, harder-smoking Bender is a robot who works for Planet Express alongside intergalactic aviation expert Leela (Katey Sagal). — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 For a member of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps in DC Comics lore, that job is essential to being a space cop. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intergalactic

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interstellar

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This revealed a 100 light-year-wide bubble where the jet strikes interstellar gas and dust.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
There is no scientific law against the idea, but nor is there any reason interstellar travel must be impossible.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

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