off-world
Not on planet
Off-world means away from Earth or from whatever planet serves as home base in a given context.
The term belongs to science fiction: off-world colonies, off-world mining operations.
Someone who is off-world has left their home planet.
As a noun, an off-world is a place beyond one's planet of origin: She dreamed of escaping to the off-world.
Modifying worlds for habitability
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- outpostRemote military station
biosphere · hydroponics · pioneers · homestead · life-support · spacefaring · arcology · regolith
Vehicle for outer space
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
- roverDrifter or space explorer
satellite · airlock · cryosleep · hyperdrive · warp · propulsion · docking · module
Planet outside our system
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- asteroidSun-orbiting rocky mass
- cometIcy orbiting body
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
galaxy · orbit · celestial · planetary · lunar · stellar · deep-space · cosmos
Between celestial bodies
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
- antimatterSubstance of antiparticles
- teleportationInstantaneous displacement across space
android · replicant · holodeck · phaser · multiverse · cybernetics · singularity · nanotechnology
Being from outer space
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
- xenobiologyStudy of alien organisms
- lifeformAny living organism
- sentientAble to perceive, experience
indigenous · unknown · strange · exotic · foreign · unfamiliar · encounter · species
terraforming
Modifying worlds for habitability
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
outpost · biosphere · hydroponics · pioneers · homestead · life-support · spacefaring · arcology · regolith · enclave
spacecraft
Vehicle for outer space
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
rover · satellite · airlock · cryosleep · hyperdrive · warp · propulsion · docking · module · capsule
exoplanet
Planet outside our system
nebula · galaxy · orbit · celestial · planetary · lunar · stellar · deep-space · cosmos · rings
interstellar
Between celestial bodies
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
- antimatterSubstance of antiparticles
teleportation · android · replicant · holodeck · phaser · multiverse · cybernetics · singularity · nanotechnology · quantum
extraterrestrial
Being from outer space
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
- xenobiologyStudy of alien organisms
- lifeformAny living organism
sentient · indigenous · unknown · strange · exotic · foreign · unfamiliar · encounter · species · intelligence
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
journey · trek · excursion · uncharted · frontier · pioneer · trailblazer · discover · navigate · probe
off-worldterrestrial
Relating to land
earthbound · planetary · earthly · grounded · groundside