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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Elon Musk believes the best way to solve the difficulties of building AI data centers on earth is to move them into outer space.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Musk in a news release said that the combination would aim to pursue AI data centers in outer space.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 2 Feb. 2026
The hunt for blockbuster drugs has sent pharmaceutical companies into llama farms, outer space, and the soils of Easter Island.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
The race to deploy increasingly sophisticated systems (offense and defense) in outer space and oceans is on, primarily a contest between the United States, Russia and China.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Musk in a news release said that the combination would aim to pursue AI data centers in outer space.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 2 Feb. 2026
The hunt for blockbuster drugs has sent pharmaceutical companies into llama farms, outer space, and the soils of Easter Island.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
The race to deploy increasingly sophisticated systems (offense and defense) in outer space and oceans is on, primarily a contest between the United States, Russia and China.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 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 10 Feb. 2026.
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