deep space

noun

1. space beyond the limits of the solar system.

deep space

noun

1. any region of outer space beyond the system of the earth and moon

Other Words From

• deep-space adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deep space¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

A small dot down in the lower right-hand corner visually transforms the austere composition into an essay on the perceptual dynamics of deep space, as if we — like that little dot — are floating untethered.

From Los Angeles Times

For what Spirit and Opportunity proved is that there’s little of value that humans can do in deep space that robots can’t do as well, or better.

From Los Angeles Times

One can only depart from so much before returning to what works, which typically involves vacuuming the offender into deep space.

From Salon

Many of these elements, such as those in the lanthanide and actinide series, have applications ranging from cancer diagnostics and treatment to renewable energy technologies and long-lived nuclear batteries for deep space exploration.

From Science Daily

In the late 1970s, he did an unrepentant flip-flop, pursuing deep space and baroque curves as fanatically as he had once eschewed them.

From New York Times