New Horizons Reveals Ultima Thule “The new images — taken from as close as 17,000 miles (27,000 kilometers) on approach — revealed Ultima Thule as a “contact binary,” consisting of […]
2019
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Planetary Society Staffer Doesn't Like American Flags At NASA Events
Hey @AlanStern @JimBridenstine Isn't it a little odd that Planetary Society @exploreplanets staff object to evidence of national pride at @JHUAPL during #UltimaFlyby but they do not complain when it […]
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New Horizons Phones Home
New Horizons Successfully Explores Ultima Thule “Signals confirming the spacecraft is healthy and had filled its digital recorders with science data on Ultima Thule reached the mission operations center at […]