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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In 2000, the government published its first white paper outlining its priorities in outer space.
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Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
The movie took home several Academy Awards and earned a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes for its thrilling story about two astronauts who become stranded in outer space during a routine mission.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
The Earth resembles one large vegetable organism, and plants are also colonizing outer space.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Choosing the unfortunate 10% of kids who should make the fateful trip to outer space is an impossible task — Thanos's finger snap was so much easier — but the politicians hardly cover themselves in glory.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
The movie took home several Academy Awards and earned a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes for its thrilling story about two astronauts who become stranded in outer space during a routine mission.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
The Earth resembles one large vegetable organism, and plants are also colonizing outer space.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Choosing the unfortunate 10% of kids who should make the fateful trip to outer space is an impossible task — Thanos's finger snap was so much easier — but the politicians hardly cover themselves in glory.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outer space
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“Outer space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20space. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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