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celestial body
A natural object in outer space, such as a star, planet, moon, comet, or asteroid.
Mit dem Teleskop kann man viele weit entfernte Himmelskörper beobachten.
With the telescope, you can observe many distant celestial bodies.
This noun consists of 'Himmel' (sky/heaven), the linking element '-s-', and 'Körper' (body). So it literally means 'a body that is in the sky'.
Der Mond ist der Himmelskörper, der der Erde am nächsten ist.
The moon is the celestial body that is closest to Earth.
'Himmelskörper' (celestial body) is a rather formal and scientific term. It is used especially in astronomy and in specialist texts as a collective term for stars, planets, moons, etc.
In der Vorlesung ging es um die Bewegung von Himmelskörpern.
The lecture was about the movement of celestial bodies.
In keeping with the scientific context, 'Himmelskörper' (celestial body) is often combined with verbs such as 'beobachten' (to observe), 'erforschen' (to research/explore), or 'entdecken' (to discover).
Astronomen erforschen weit entfernte Himmelskörper.
Astronomers research distant celestial bodies.