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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Without delving into spoilers, the movie delivers a proper pirate adventure with a fun outer space twist.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Together, these add up to many billions of measurements, images and computer simulations about everything from the deep ocean to outer space to the human genome.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Nov. 2025
In an interview with Reuters from Spaceport America prior to his voyage, Branson admitted that his wife had reservations about her husband’s visit to outer space.
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 25 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.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Together, these add up to many billions of measurements, images and computer simulations about everything from the deep ocean to outer space to the human genome.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Nov. 2025
In an interview with Reuters from Spaceport America prior to his voyage, Branson admitted that his wife had reservations about her husband’s visit to outer space.
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 25 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
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“Outer space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20space. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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