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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When Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, it was focused on building rockets and delivering payloads to outer space.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
But what about those who have already encountered visitors from outer space?
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
If stacked within Chicago’s Millennium Park, plastic dumped into the environment since the middle of the last century would rise beyond the edge of outer space.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Koepp was referring, of course, to Spielberg’s multi-film preoccupation with visitors from outer space.
—Darryn King, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
But what about those who have already encountered visitors from outer space?
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
If stacked within Chicago’s Millennium Park, plastic dumped into the environment since the middle of the last century would rise beyond the edge of outer space.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Koepp was referring, of course, to Spielberg’s multi-film preoccupation with visitors from outer space.
—Darryn King, Vanity Fair, 19 May 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 6 Jun. 2026.
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