Tag: Ultima Thule
NASA releases first high-resolution images of snowman-shaped Ultima Thule
The first high-resolution images of a 21-mile tall snowman-shaped object that lies one billion miles beyond Pluto have been released by NASA. The photographs of Ultima Thule, captured by the spacecraft, were revealed at a press conference on Wednesday. The dark object is formed of two spheres which have combined to form one celestial…
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft hurtles towards tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
A tiny, icy world a billion miles beyond Pluto is getting a New Year’s Day visitor. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly past a mysterious object nicknamed Ultima Thule. It will become the most distant world ever explored by humankind. .@NASANewHorizons is making its final approach to #UltimaThule, an icy object located ~1…
