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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Both Isaacman and Gillis exited the Dragon capsule separately for about 10 minutes each to take in the endless black expanse of outer space while tethered and holding onto handrails.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Miso taste and quality depends heavily on factors influenced by microbial activity—temperature, atmospheric pressure and light levels, among others—that all change dramatically in outer space.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
There's nothing like seeing your best friend — especially after nine months stranded in outer space!
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
By now even people in outer space know that the Knicks have played six games in this regular season against Boston and Cleveland and been unable to get a single game off either one of them.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Miso taste and quality depends heavily on factors influenced by microbial activity—temperature, atmospheric pressure and light levels, among others—that all change dramatically in outer space.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
There's nothing like seeing your best friend — especially after nine months stranded in outer space!
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
By now even people in outer space know that the Knicks have played six games in this regular season against Boston and Cleveland and been unable to get a single game off either one of them.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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