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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Here’s the weird story behind this week’s blast from the past (from outer space).
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Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Alba and Navarro’s response comes as a growing number of other celebrities have waded into the discussion, too, following the 11-minute private rocket flight to the boundary of outer space on Monday, April 14.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Blue Origin flight will reach the Kármán line—or the boundary where Earth’s atmosphere meets outer space.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
Flying alongside five other women, including pop star Katy Perry and TV morning show host Gayle King, Bowe soared past the Karman line, the boundary at 62 miles (100 kilometers) that is internationally recognized as the demarcation between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Alba and Navarro’s response comes as a growing number of other celebrities have waded into the discussion, too, following the 11-minute private rocket flight to the boundary of outer space on Monday, April 14.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Blue Origin flight will reach the Kármán line—or the boundary where Earth’s atmosphere meets outer space.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
Flying alongside five other women, including pop star Katy Perry and TV morning show host Gayle King, Bowe soared past the Karman line, the boundary at 62 miles (100 kilometers) that is internationally recognized as the demarcation between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Outer space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20space. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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