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'Meet Ultima Thule': 1st Color Photo of New Horizons Target Reveals a Red 'Snowman'
By Mike Wall published
NASA's New Horizons Just Made the Most Distant Flyby in Space History. So, What's Next?
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
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.
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.
New Horizons Spacecraft Makes New Year's Day Flyby of Ultima Thule, the Farthest Rendezvous Ever
By Tariq Malik published
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!
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.
NASA to Make Historic New Year's Day Flyby of Mysterious Ultima Thule. Here's What to Expect.
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
As 2018 draws to a close, one group of people plans to celebrate something far more unusual — a flyby of Ultima Thule, the most distant solar system object ever explored. Here's what to expect.
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