celestial object

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Among these is the famous zeta ring, a very faint and dusty celestial object first discovered by the Voyager 2 satellite in 1986.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2023

To this day, the sisters recall one particularly giant celestial object.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

An intriguing new celestial object known as Comet Nishimura is enduring a bumpy ride through the inner solar system despite having its tail torn off by an outburst from the sun.

From Scientific American • Sep. 7, 2023

Suppose, though, a much larger celestial object — say, the moon — were actually to crash into Earth.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

Regiomontanus’s procedure for measuring parallax ideally involved comparing the apparent position of a celestial object soon after dark with its apparent position not long before dawn, thus maximizing the parallax to be measured.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton