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 study suggests that improved materials could play a key role in expanding the use of soft robotics beyond laboratory environments and into extreme environments such as the stratosphere and outer space.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt), Luigi (voiced by Charlie Day) and their friends journey into outer space to fight Bowser.
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The receiver endured a total radiation dose of 500 kilograys, orders of magnitude higher than the doses typically tolerated by electronics in outer space.
—Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
The astronauts are expected to exercise for 30 minutes every day in order to combat the diminishing effect of outer space on the body.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt), Luigi (voiced by Charlie Day) and their friends journey into outer space to fight Bowser.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
The receiver endured a total radiation dose of 500 kilograys, orders of magnitude higher than the doses typically tolerated by electronics in outer space.
—Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
The astronauts are expected to exercise for 30 minutes every day in order to combat the diminishing effect of outer space on the body.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 1 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 13 Apr. 2026.
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