celestial body
Example Sentences
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Their Apollo predecessors had flown less than 100 miles over the celestial body, which gave a far different vantage point.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
The crew of Apollo 8 would be the first to travel beyond low Earth orbit and enter the gravitational pull of another celestial body.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
It’s how Uchis has excelled in what so many pop artists struggle with: She remains the main celestial body for the sounds she experiments with to orbit, and not the other way around.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
“The placement of human remains on the moon is a profound description of this celestial body revered by our people.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
We are, it appears, ready to begin getting in touch with Ceti, and with any other interested celestial body in more remote places, out to the edge.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
