celestial body

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"He certainly will continue to describe to us and everyone else what it felt like to be that close to that celestial body."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 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 the only other celestial body that has liquid on its surface, methane that they intend to harvest for clean energy to combat climate change on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

Set largely in a rambling house on a single momentous day, it focuses on a serious-eyed girl, Sol, who serves as the story’s luminous celestial body.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

The only celestial body that doesn’t orbit August the Sun is Daisy the dog, and that’s only because to her little doggy eyes, August’s face doesn’t look very different from any other human’s face.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio