interstellar space

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Researchers found that this heat could be strong enough to keep surface oceans from freezing solid, even in the extreme cold of interstellar space where no sunlight is available.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

“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

Under these carefully controlled conditions, the team studied how particles behave when exposed to radiation, closely matching what happens in real interstellar space.

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

By its very nature it would have produced vast quantities of radioactive debris, but for conscientious mission profiles only in the emptiness of interplanetary or interstellar space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan