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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But just before a team of mech rangers can deploy on a mission to capture the villainous humanoid, Harlan attacks their ship in outer space, forcing Atlas to take refuge inside a mech suit that can land her on Harlan’s home planet.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Both spacecraft are small habitats that sit atop a rocket (either the Falcon, or in Boeing’s case, the Atlas V from partner company ULA), protecting astronauts from the forces and dangers of riding on a massive rocket to the unwelcoming environment of outer space.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 22 May 2024
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Both spacecraft are small habitats that sit atop a rocket (either the Falcon, or in Boeing’s case, the Atlas V from partner company ULA), protecting astronauts from the forces and dangers of riding on a massive rocket to the unwelcoming environment of outer space.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 22 May 2024
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“Outer space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20space. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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