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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And after a long, and at times deadly, development campaign, the company reached outer space (defined, somewhat controversially, as an altitude of 80 km and above) in December 2018.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Not bad for a silly movie about killer worms from outer space.
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Perhaps the series has reached its farcical end, having already gone to the deep seas and outer space.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Not bad for a silly movie about killer worms from outer space.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 May 2026
Perhaps the series has reached its farcical end, having already gone to the deep seas and outer space.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Amazon is making a big move to advance its ambitions in outer space — one that is pricey and pits it against a formidable incumbent.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
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 12 May. 2026.
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