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 answer might indicate that the best way to travel from San Francisco to New York City would be via hitching a ride on an outer space saucer that would beam up the car and take you and the vehicle to your destination.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
This wouldn’t let our mock asteroid move with the freedom of one in outer space.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
As the satellite gazes into the endless expanse of outer space, astronomers hope to learn about distant terrestrial worlds that could harbor life.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
Push it too hard on launch and the satellite, released from the earth’s gravitational restraint, would plunge into outer space for a millennium or so.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
This wouldn’t let our mock asteroid move with the freedom of one in outer space.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
As the satellite gazes into the endless expanse of outer space, astronomers hope to learn about distant terrestrial worlds that could harbor life.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
Push it too hard on launch and the satellite, released from the earth’s gravitational restraint, would plunge into outer space for a millennium or so.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
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 4 Oct. 2024.
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