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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The mission was to fly above the Kármán line – the boundary separating Earth’s atmosphere from outer space – for several minutes before returning to Earth.
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
The outer space of the future is thus poised to resemble the seas of today.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Harbinger is from outer space and is here on a secret mission, and the assassin made the line to trap him.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
The idea for this script came from my fascination with outer space.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
The outer space of the future is thus poised to resemble the seas of today.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Harbinger is from outer space and is here on a secret mission, and the assassin made the line to trap him.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
The idea for this script came from my fascination with outer space.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Outer space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20space. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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