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Best-Ever View of Distant Object Ultima Thule Reveals Weird Circles, Pits
By Mike Wall published
The best-ever photos of Ultima Thule have made it down to Earth, and they heighten the intrigue about the frigid and faraway world.
Ultima Thule Beyond Pluto Is Flat Like a Pancake (and Not a Space Snowman After All)
By Mike Wall published
The final photos that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft snapped of Ultima Thule during the probe's epic Jan. 1 flyby reveal the distant object to be much flatter than scientists had thought.
Distant Ultima Thule Looks Amazing in Best New Horizons Photo Yet
By Meghan Bartels published
Watch Ultima Thule Spin Like a Propeller in This Awesome New Horizons Flyby Video
By Mike Wall published
The distant object Ultima Thule spins into view in a dramatic new video captured by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
We Just Flew Past a Kuiper Belt Object. Here's Why We Should Do It Again.
By Meghan Bartels published
Kuiper Belt objects like the one New Horizons just flew past are a dime a dozen, but scientists have detailed spacecraft observations of just three such distant, frozen worlds.
After Ultima Thule Flyby, New Horizons Hits Pause on Data Dump
By Meghan Bartels published
The Hunt Is On for Moons Around Ultima Thule
By Mike Wall published
The most distant celestial object ever explored may well have moons, and astronomers are trying hard to find them.
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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