outer space
noun
: space immediately outside the earth's atmosphere
broadly
: interplanetary or interstellar space
Examples of outer space in a Sentence
a satellite in outer space
Is there life in outer space?
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The series states that it's been journeying across outer space for decades; since the show starts in 2120 (two years before the original Alien), that makes the Maginot a 21st-century vessel.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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—Suzi Morales, Parents, 29 July 2025
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—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 July 2025
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty, prohibiting nuclear detonations in the atmosphere, the ocean, and outer space.
—The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Aug. 2025
What’s a craft project inspired by outer space that doesn’t involve glitter?
—Suzi Morales, Parents, 29 July 2025
Gunn has already said the film will closely follow the Woman of Tomorrow arc, with outer space hijinks with her protege Ruthye (Eve Ridley) and the dark’n’gritty Lobo (Jason Momoa).
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 July 2025
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty, prohibiting nuclear detonations in the atmosphere, the ocean, and outer space.
—The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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“Outer space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20space. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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