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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Regardless of their differences, all Cosmists advocated for the attainment of immortality and colonization of outer space, goals people still strive for today.
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Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
From the sights, sounds, tastes and stories of Charlotte’s many diverse international communities to experiences that will send you into outer space, the Charlotte International Arts Festival returns this month for a packed third season.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
By contrast, six Black women have journeyed to outer space as astronauts, a job that is equally demanding and risky and for which the odds of being selected are very low.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
American’s work builds on this legacy, but instead of imagining outer space, the artist zooms in on the very conditions that made Butler’s voice possible, which were the everyday sacrifices of her mother and grandmother.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
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Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
From the sights, sounds, tastes and stories of Charlotte’s many diverse international communities to experiences that will send you into outer space, the Charlotte International Arts Festival returns this month for a packed third season.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
By contrast, six Black women have journeyed to outer space as astronauts, a job that is equally demanding and risky and for which the odds of being selected are very low.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
American’s work builds on this legacy, but instead of imagining outer space, the artist zooms in on the very conditions that made Butler’s voice possible, which were the everyday sacrifices of her mother and grandmother.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Sep. 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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