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outer space
Also known as space, deep space, exosphere, extra-atmospheric space
void between celestial bodies
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Outer space is the vast emptiness that exists between planets, stars, and other celestial bodies. It matters because understanding it helps us learn about the universe and our place within it.
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Being essentially empty, outer space allows the earliest (redder) galaxies to be viewed without obstruction, as in the Webb's First Deep Field image.
Outer space, or simply space, is the expanse that exists beyond Earth's atmosphere and between celestial bodies. It contains ultra-low levels of particle densities, constituting a near-perfect vacuum of predominantly hydrogen and helium plasma, permeated by electromagnetic radiation, cosmic rays, neutrinos, magnetic fields and dust. The baseline temperature of outer space, as set by the background radiation from the Big Bang, is 2.7 kelvins (−270 °C; −455 °F).