Outer space and Solar system

Outer space

Outer space noun - Any location outside the Earth's atmosphere.
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Solar system and outer space are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Solar system" instead a noun phrase "Outer space".

Solar system

Solar system noun - The sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field.
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Synonyms for Solar system

Outer space and solar system are semantically related. You can use "Outer space" instead a noun phrase "Solar system".

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  • Public Domain Artifact aka: Kusanagi Isaac Asimov in Magic calculated that you could probably run around some of the other planets in our solar system and back again, just by holding your breath in outer space and wearing a pair of a certain kind of Seven League Boots (which aren't really Exactly What It Says on the Tin).
  • Harmless Freezing A subversion: at the end of Ben Bova's Voyagers, astronaut Keith Stoner turns off his EVA suit heater because the alien ship is colder than outer space and will preserve him (and his presence aboard it will spur NASA to recover it before it leaves the Solar System).
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