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New Horizons Spacecraft on Target for Superclose Flyby of Ultima Thule
December 19, 2018 | ArticleNASA's New Horizons spacecraft will indeed get very close to the mysterious, distant object Ultima Thule on New Year's Day.
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'Farout!' Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body Ever Spotted
December 17, 2018 | ArticleA newly discovered object is the most-distant body ever observed in the solar system — and the first object ever found circling at more than 100 times the distance from Earth to the sun.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Went Interstellar the Same Day a Solar Probe Touched the Sun
December 14, 2018 | ArticleCall it a cosmic coincidence: Two probes launched four decades apart, traveled in opposite directions — and ended up using similar instruments to gather milestone data on precisely the same day.
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What's Next for NASA's Voyager 2 in Interstellar Space?
December 11, 2018 | ArticleVoyager 2 has passed an incredible milestone in its journey to explore the solar system by entering interstellar space, but neither its travels nor its science are ending any time soon.
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Satellite Snowman! Saturn Moons Align in Dazzling Photo
December 11, 2018 | ArticleThe icy Saturn satellites Dione and Rhea do their best impression of a snowman in a newly released photo captured by NASA's late Cassini spacecraft.
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You Can Beam a Message to NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft for Historic Flyby!
December 10, 2018 | ArticleNASA's New Horizons probe is getting set for the farthest-out flyby in history, and you can send some words of encouragement to help the spacecraft get across the finish line.
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Ultima Thule in Sight! New Horizons Probe Snaps New Photo of Its Target
December 10, 2018 | ArticleThe small object Ultima Thule swims amid a sea of distant stars in a new photo captured by NASA's approaching New Horizons around midnight EST (0500 GMT) on Dec. 1.
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It's Official! NASA's Famed Voyager 2 Spacecraft Reaches Interstellar Space
December 10, 2018 | ArticleIt's time to say goodbye to one of the most storied explorers of our age: Voyager 2 has entered interstellar space.
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NASA Arrives at Bennu Today, But Exactly Where Is That Asteroid?
December 03, 2018 | ArticleNASA is starting scientific observations of a new asteroid called Bennu today (Dec. 3), kicking the OSIRIS-REx mission into full gear.
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The Brightest Planets in December's Night Sky: How to See them (and When)
December 03, 2018 | ArticleHere's how to see three naked-eye planets visible in December's night sky.
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