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
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
Last year, its Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft deliberately crashed into a rock 7 million miles away to see whether humans could change the trajectory of a celestial object.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2023
As his ashes were lowered into the ground, his voice was beamed from Earth toward the nearest known black hole, a kind of celestial object Hawking spent much of his life studying.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2018
If we look at the same unmoving celestial object six months apart, we should be able to measure very great distances.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
