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?

Recent Examples on the Web

The map then zooms out of New York and away from Earth before the Spider-Man icon indicates he has been spotted somewhere in outer space. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Mako Watanabe's Sushi Wars launches Nihonbashi into outer space—a fever dream of sushi motifs and holographic wallpaper, light ricocheting off foil and mirrors. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Respected directors are diving into the genre and creating masterpieces, but none of them seem interested in outer space. — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 26 July 2026

For one, investors calculate the high valuations of both based on their artificial intelligence efforts, not their core businesses selling electric vehicles or lifting payloads and astronauts into outer space. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outer space

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace

Kids Definition

outer space

noun

: space entry 1 sense 4

especially : the region beyond the solar system