deep space
noun
: space well outside the earth's atmosphere and especially that part lying beyond the earth-moon system
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The mannequins, named Commander Moonikin Campos, Helga and Zohar, will measure the deep space radiation future crews could experience and test out new suit and shielding technology. 
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 Snoopy is joining the deep space adventure, too, along with a pen nib from the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in California. Ann Albers, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Besides three test dummies, the flight has a slew of stowaways for deep space research. Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2022 Barack Obama canceled Bush’s moon project, but left in place the plans for the heavy-lift rocket capable of carrying people to deep space that would use leftover space-shuttle engines and boosters. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2022 The good news is that, in building Congress' favorite rocket, NASA has recently been able to wrangle money from Congress for an actual deep space exploration program—Artemis. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2022 The Psyche proposal was a dark horse, as Elkins-Tanton had never headed up a NASA mission and her industrial partner had previously built spacecraft only for Earth orbit, not deep space. Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 Much of the world marveled last week at deep space photos taking us to some of the origins of the universe. Leila Atassi, cleveland, 18 July 2022 On Tuesday, the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope will be revealed, and the Orlando Science Center will join other venues throughout Florida in celebrating the release of the deep space photos. Cassie Armstrong, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2022 See More
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 Snoopy is joining the deep space adventure, too, along with a pen nib from the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in California. Ann Albers, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Besides three test dummies, the flight has a slew of stowaways for deep space research. Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2022 Barack Obama canceled Bush’s moon project, but left in place the plans for the heavy-lift rocket capable of carrying people to deep space that would use leftover space-shuttle engines and boosters. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2022 The good news is that, in building Congress' favorite rocket, NASA has recently been able to wrangle money from Congress for an actual deep space exploration program—Artemis. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2022 The Psyche proposal was a dark horse, as Elkins-Tanton had never headed up a NASA mission and her industrial partner had previously built spacecraft only for Earth orbit, not deep space. Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 Much of the world marveled last week at deep space photos taking us to some of the origins of the universe. Leila Atassi, cleveland, 18 July 2022 On Tuesday, the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope will be revealed, and the Orlando Science Center will join other venues throughout Florida in celebrating the release of the deep space photos. Cassie Armstrong, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1952, in the meaning defined above