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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Shore’s names have even made their way to outer space—a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip powered a NASA helicopter that landed on Mars—and the wrists of presidents: The Fitbit Ionic is former President Obama’s watch of choice.
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Byjasmine Li, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
Space & Astronomy More Distant spacecraft sends data to Earth for first time in 5 months
Could some species dying on Earth be saved in outer space?
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
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Byjasmine Li, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
Space & Astronomy More Distant spacecraft sends data to Earth for first time in 5 months
Could some species dying on Earth be saved in outer space?
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
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 4 May. 2024.
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