deep space
noun
: space well outside the earth's atmosphere and especially that part lying beyond the earth-moon system
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The assault took place on the grottiest of vessels, manned by violent criminals who had been banished into deep space.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
New Horizons has long since soared billions of miles into deep space and no other Plutonian missions are currently planned.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
More and more commercial companies and government agencies are launching satellites and missions into orbit and deep space.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The recent arrivals will soon commence on Expedition 73 at the space station, helping to maintain the station and performing science experiments mostly designed to lay the groundwork for future missions to the moon and deep space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
New Horizons has long since soared billions of miles into deep space and no other Plutonian missions are currently planned.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
More and more commercial companies and government agencies are launching satellites and missions into orbit and deep space.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The recent arrivals will soon commence on Expedition 73 at the space station, helping to maintain the station and performing science experiments mostly designed to lay the groundwork for future missions to the moon and deep space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Deep space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20space. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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