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
Most of these workers in those companies are scraping to get by so that greedy CEOs and
greedy people like Elon Musk can build more rocket ships and shoot theirself in outer space.
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CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
Holst leaves the listener in the far removes of outer space, with Neptune being a study in musical mysticism, highlighted by a hidden hymning women’s chorus, as if heard from a mysterious distance.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
That’s because international terms have established that no nation can claim land in outer space or upon any celestial body – no planet, moon or asteroid.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
India’s quest for the moon reflects the government’s shifting vision for its role in outer space and has captured the public imagination.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2023
In the film, Mescal plays Junior, a rural Midwestern farmer who gets the chance to live in outer space.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2023
Neil Armstrong became so fascinated with the way the Salar de Uyuni reflected the sun from outer space, Torres added, that the astronaut visited it in 1969, just a few months after walking on the moon.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
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Scientists have ample evidence the Earth is curved, including images of the planet taken from outer space.
—Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
The decision comes after years of controversy over Trump's choice of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, as the permanent location for the command, which oversees U.S. military operations in outer space.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 31 July 2023
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CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
Holst leaves the listener in the far removes of outer space, with Neptune being a study in musical mysticism, highlighted by a hidden hymning women’s chorus, as if heard from a mysterious distance.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
That’s because international terms have established that no nation can claim land in outer space or upon any celestial body – no planet, moon or asteroid.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
India’s quest for the moon reflects the government’s shifting vision for its role in outer space and has captured the public imagination.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2023
In the film, Mescal plays Junior, a rural Midwestern farmer who gets the chance to live in outer space.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2023
Neil Armstrong became so fascinated with the way the Salar de Uyuni reflected the sun from outer space, Torres added, that the astronaut visited it in 1969, just a few months after walking on the moon.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
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Scientists have ample evidence the Earth is curved, including images of the planet taken from outer space.
—Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
The decision comes after years of controversy over Trump's choice of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, as the permanent location for the command, which oversees U.S. military operations in outer space.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 31 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined above
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“Outer space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20space. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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outer space
noun
: space entry 1 sense 4
especially
: the region beyond the solar system
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