outer space

Summary

outer space is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,261 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• outer space's instance of is recorded as region^[3].
• outer space is a type of vacuum^[4].
• outer space is a type of space^[5].
• outer space is used for spaceflight^[6].
• outer space is used for space colonization^[7].
• outer space's Commons category is recorded as Outer space^[8].
• outer space's said to be the same as is recorded as Q12340732^[9].
• outer space is the opposite of Earth^[10].
• outer space's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Outer space^[11].
• outer space's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Space^[12].
• outer space's facet of is recorded as universe^[13].
• outer space's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (19 ed.)^[14].
• outer space's hashtag is recorded as space^[15].
• outer space's studied by is recorded as astronautics^[16].
• outer space's studied by is recorded as astronomy^[17].
• outer space's studied by is recorded as space sciences^[18].
• outer space's studied by is recorded as space exploration^[19].
• outer space's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000637/^[20].
• outer space's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].
• outer space's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Space^[22].
• outer space's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from space^[23].

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Designation and Status

outer space's instance of is recorded as region^[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for outer space include The Expanse^[24], a novel series^[25], written by James S. A. Corey^[26]; 2001: A Space Odyssey^[27], a film^[28], directed by Stanley Kubrick^[29]; Space Odyssey^[30], a novel series^[31], written by Arthur C. Clarke^[32]; and free space^[33], a mathematical model^[34].

Why It Matters

outer space ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,261 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include The Expanse^[24], a novel series^[25], written by James S. A. Corey^[26]; 2001: A Space Odyssey^[27], a film^[28], directed by Stanley Kubrick^[29]; Space Odyssey^[30], a novel series^[31], written by Arthur C. Clarke^[32]; and free space^[33], a mathematical model^[34].