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Space Exploration

Long after historic flybys, NASA’s New Horizons is still pioneering science in the Kuiper Belt

The spacecraft made historic flybys of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule, but there is still more to offer

Solar System

New Horizons Update: Astronomers are starting to understand Ultima Thule’s secrets

The Kuiper Belt object has been critically analysed since its flyby at the beginning of 2019, and astronomers are slowly understanding its nature

Solar System

Rosetta’s comet was moulded from the stress of its rotation

The comet’s unusual distinct dual-lobe shape has been a mystery since its initial discovery, and holds clues as to its formation

Space Exploration

New Horizons gives a ‘goodbye glance’ toward Ultima Thule before continuing its deep space adventure

Astronomers have pieced together a sequence of images to produce a departing look at the mysterious Kuiper Belt Object

Space Exploration

New Horizons Update: Best-yet picture of Ultima Thule has been released

After the flyby of the Kuiper Belt object on the new year, astronomers have now released the finest image of Ultima Thule to date

Space Exploration

New Horizons Update: Spacecraft reveals Ultima Thule as entirely new world

The Kuiper Belt Object’s remarkable appearance illuminates the processes that built the planets four and a half billion years ago

Space Exploration

New Horizons has successfully reached Ultima Thule

The greatest news to bring in the new year was that the NASA spacecraft successfully explored its first Kuiper Belt object

Space Exploration

New Horizons has already spotted something peculiar about Ultima Thule

The lack of a light curve when examining Ultima Thule has already caused a mystery before the target’s flyby

Space Exploration

New Horizons Update: Spacecraft takes inside course for Ultima Thule rendezvous

With no apparent hazards in its way, NASA’s mission has been given a “go” to stay on its optimal path to the Kuiper Belt Object

Space Exploration

New Horizons Update: Ultima Thule has been spotted ahead of its flyby

NASA’s spacecraft will examine the rare Kuiper Belt object on 1 January 2019, and now it has the object in its sights

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