celestial body

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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

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 placement of human remains on the moon is a profound desecration of this celestial body revered by our people,” he said in a statement posted to Facebook on Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 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