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With Ultima Thule Flyby, NASA Probe Helps Unlock Secrets of Planetary Formation

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

The newest snowman-like image of Ultima Thule (2014 MU69), a pristine object from the dawn of the solar system, is already revealing insights into how planets form.

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The surface features of Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule (2014 MU69) are coming into focus in these images taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft during its historic flyby on Jan. 1, 2019. These images, released Jan. 2, were taken a day earlier from a dis

'Ultima Thule': Nickname for New Horizons' Target Celebrates Exploration, Not Nazis, Scientist Says

By Meghan Bartels published

Names matter, even when they're temporary nicknames for objects 4.1 billion miles (6.6 billion kilometers) away from Earth.

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An artist's illustration of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft as it flies by Ultima Thule (2014 MU69) in the Kuiper Belt beyond Pluto on Jan. 1, 2019.

New Horizons' Historic Flyby of Ultima Thule: Full Coverage

By Tariq Malik published

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This first color photo of the Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule reveals the object's red color as seen by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft from a distance of 85,000 miles (137,000 kilometers) during a Jan. 1, 2019 flyby. From left to right: an enhanced color

'Meet Ultima Thule': 1st Color Photo of New Horizons Target Reveals a Red 'Snowman'

By Mike Wall published

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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flies by the Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule on Jan. 1, 2019 in this artist's illustration. It's the furthest planetary flyby in history.

NASA's New Horizons Just Made the Most Distant Flyby in Space History. So, What's Next?

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

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Queen's Brian May Releases 'New Horizons' Single to Celebrate Epic Flyby

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

Only moments before New Horizons flew by the most distant solar system object ever visited, astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May released his new single based on the mission.

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The Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule takes on a bowling pin shape (left) in this view from the New Horizons spacecraft taken on Dec. 31, 2018 just before its flyby closest approach on Jan. 1, 2019. At right is an artist's sketch of the object, which is abo

Ultima Thule Looks Like a Bowling Pin in Space in New Horizons Flyby Photo

By Mike Wall published

Ultima Thule, the weird Kuiper Belt object that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft visited in a historic flyby on Jan. 1, 2019, looks like a cosmic bowling pin, scientists say.

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New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern (center) celebrates with school children at the moment the spacecraft was planned to reach its closest approach to Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule on Jan. 1, 2019 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physi

New Horizons Spacecraft Makes New Year's Day Flyby of Ultima Thule, the Farthest Rendezvous Ever

By Tariq Malik published

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The surface features of Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule (2014 MU69) are coming into focus in these images taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft during its historic flyby on Jan. 1, 2019. These images, released Jan. 2, were taken a day earlier from a dis

Ultima Thule in Pictures: Flyby Views of 2014 MU69 by New Horizons

By Tariq Malik published

On Jan. 1, 2019, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will make history with the first close flyby of a Kuiper Belt object: Ultima Thule. See photos of Ultima Thule and the historic encounter here!

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View of Ultima Thule by New Horizons

NASA's New Horizons Spies Elongated Target Ultima Thule Ahead of Flyby

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

The latest New Horizons image of the Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule reveals its elongated shape.

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