deep space
noun
: space well outside the earth's atmosphere and especially that part lying beyond the earth-moon system
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Sam’s science fiction action adventure spotlights life on the margins if also on the fringes of deep space, its two main characters a pair of well-meaning outcasts outrunning the law.
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Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
In the last few years, researchers have stumbled upon baffling signals from deep space, uncovered strange features hiding beneath our oceans, and found clues that hint at life’s secrets on other worlds.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Scientists have developed a more efficient way to generate oxygen for astronauts that could help with future missions into deep space.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
To maintain contact with space probes, the radio signals sent back and forth between Earth and deep space contain special ranging codes, which act as a kind of measuring tape or ruler.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
In the last few years, researchers have stumbled upon baffling signals from deep space, uncovered strange features hiding beneath our oceans, and found clues that hint at life’s secrets on other worlds.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Scientists have developed a more efficient way to generate oxygen for astronauts that could help with future missions into deep space.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
To maintain contact with space probes, the radio signals sent back and forth between Earth and deep space contain special ranging codes, which act as a kind of measuring tape or ruler.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Deep space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20space. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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