blue dot

Example Sentences

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Pacific time, the crew reached another milestone: At more than 248,655 miles from our pale blue dot, no humans have ever traveled farther from our home planet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

One large blue dot at South Georgia island in the South Atlantic Ocean, for example, signifies 130,611 whale catches, most of them fin whales.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

So, too, did using Galileo to look for life on Earth, says Kaltenegger: “This is how we can use our pale blue dot to provide a template for the search for life on other planets.”

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

Its basic functionality is simple: OnX shows you where you are in real time, using a blue dot exactly the same as the one on Google Maps.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2022

Bob draws Candy’s blue dot, making a perfect circle and then coloring it in.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead