English Language & Usage Asked on October 21, 2020
For example: when we look up news stories online, or tune in on TV, we are being given news reports that fall within a spacial scope.
Bring that scope out even further and you’ve got the gist of my question. If we were, for example, to colonize the Moon, Mars, or even asteroids in the future, what would that particular scope of news be called?
Here’s my ideas and why I’m still conflicted about whether they are proper or not:
Intrastellar: “stellar” technically meaning “star” and “intra” meaning “within.” I certainly hope we aren’t receiving news from within our star in the future(ouch). But, of course, it could be adopted to mean “within our solar system.” Does that sound right to you?
Furthermore, this word, having the prefix of “inter,” would more be in line with inter-municipal, inter-regional, international and interstellar.
Interterrestrial: Again, we are trying to include all space and celestial bodies within the bounds of our solar system, including asteroids and space stations. “Terrestrial” hints at planetary bodies only.
Solar: Again, it refers directly to the actual Sun itself, but do you think it could grow to be side-by-side with local, national, global, etc. with regard to describing things that exist or occur within the bounds of the solar system?
Unless, of course, “solar” refers only to our star, the Sun. It may not be able to refer to the confines of another star’s system.
Systemic: now it just sounds like we’re talking about a disease.
I simply cannot think of an adjective that properly denotes all things within a solar system, but no more specific than that, without directly referring to our Sun only.
what about starry; starry news.
starry (ˈstɑːrɪ) adj, -rier or -riest
star•ry (ˈstɑr i)
adj. -ri•er, -ri•est.
the American Heritage Dictionary definition: starry. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. (2011). Retrieved February 4 2015 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/starry For Collins English Dictionary: starry. (n.d.) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged. (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003). Retrieved February 4 2015 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/starry For Random House: starry. (n.d.) Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary. (2010). Retrieved February 4 2015 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/starry For Thesaurus (WordNet based): starry. (n.d.) WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. (2003-2008). Retrieved February 4 2015 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/starry
Answered by sojourner on October 21, 2020
This is a good question. I'm sure at least one sci-fi author must have coined such an adjective, and I feel like I must have come across one in the past, but I can't remember any right now.
One option that I've found in scientific contexts is circumstellar. It is used primarily in reference to circumstellar disks, such as the asteroid and kuiper belts, but it could be used to refer to anything in orbit around a star (or in orbit around a binary star system.)
Answered by curiousdannii on October 21, 2020
A reasonable guess might be "system-wide" - analagous to "nationwide".
I think there is a distinction between "national" and "nationwide" news operations - the latter meaning news gathered "across the whole country", including at a local level (see e.g. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nationwide), while the former seems to mean "news about events that have a national impact" (e.g. a national government decision is automatically national news, whereas a decision by local government that would have to be so unusual or important as to be worth reporting at the national level)
So perhaps there might be a distinction to be drawn between "systemic" or "whole-system" news, and "system-wide" news. I quite like the idea of "pan-systemic".
Answered by Silverfish on October 21, 2020
What about Interplanetary News? That would also be a great company name, but it may be a little premature to register it just yet.
Answered by Tim Lymington on October 21, 2020
My suggestion
Global news: Also known as "World News"
Solar-System news: Also known as "Sol News"
Answered by chasly - supports Monica on October 21, 2020
Interplanetary
may refer to:
Interplanetary space, the space between the planets of the Solar System. Interplanetary spaceflight, travel between planets. The interplanetary medium, the material that exists in interplanetary space.
Answered by Glenn David Barres on October 21, 2020
I'd posit that if "circumstellar" can be used to describe something in the vicinity of a star, "circumsolar" could be used to denote something within our own system, specifically.
Answered by Sessions Newcastle on October 21, 2020
I would call it Extraterrestrial News - read all about it - and, be done with it. This way, the words for such continue to become longer. There are stories of things going on in the universe outside of earth, all the time.
As for interstellar, etc, well, intercity news doesn't sound right.
Specifically, I guess we could have the Martian Chronicles. And, The Sun. But, I think, because the colonization of other planets, still, seems so far-fetched, it will take the complete destruction of this one. Then, such could be called, New Earth news.
P.S. It may be that someone already mentioned this stuff. For some reason, I am unable to read additional comments, etc, even in the threads I start. I did submit a "ticket", but, I think, it got the royal runaround. I was told situation resolved. Lol.
Answered by Rem on October 21, 2020
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