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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However, these safety zones are highly controversial because they could be seen as a breach of the outer space treaty's non-appropriation principles, to say the least.
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Simonetta Di Pippo, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of millions of people die when a virus from outer space spreads across the world, and those that remain are transformed by the Joining, a telepathic connection that wipes all individual identities and replaces them with a global hive mind.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
The crew took an 11-minute voyage to the edge of outer space before returning to Earth.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have built a small device that produces mechanical power at night by exploiting the contrast between ambient warmth and the extreme cold of outer space.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
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Simonetta Di Pippo, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of millions of people die when a virus from outer space spreads across the world, and those that remain are transformed by the Joining, a telepathic connection that wipes all individual identities and replaces them with a global hive mind.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
The crew took an 11-minute voyage to the edge of outer space before returning to Earth.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have built a small device that produces mechanical power at night by exploiting the contrast between ambient warmth and the extreme cold of outer space.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
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 19 Nov. 2025.
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