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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Even their vision of outer space seldom imparts the sense of a terrifying, unknowable vastness.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Ever since that fateful 1950s day in New Jersey when Steve Spielberg's father roused him from slumber to take a late-night rural drive out to watch a spectacular shooting star show, the legendary filmmaker has been fascinated with outer space and the mysteries of the cosmos.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026
But astronauts must fly through the Van Allen belts to reach outer space, which exposes them to harmful radiation.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
They’re also transported to outer space and explore various planets, like a fiery volcano world, an underwater planet and a techno-land with neon, gravity-defying obstacles.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Ever since that fateful 1950s day in New Jersey when Steve Spielberg's father roused him from slumber to take a late-night rural drive out to watch a spectacular shooting star show, the legendary filmmaker has been fascinated with outer space and the mysteries of the cosmos.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026
But astronauts must fly through the Van Allen belts to reach outer space, which exposes them to harmful radiation.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
They’re also transported to outer space and explore various planets, like a fiery volcano world, an underwater planet and a techno-land with neon, gravity-defying obstacles.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Mar. 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 22 Mar. 2026.
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