NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is rapidly closing in on its next target – a small Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) called Ultima Thule (aka 2014 MU69), …
Read MoreClosing in on Ultima Thule: New Horizons takes first images of distant KBO
Astronomers have just completed another observation of New Horizons’ next flyby target, Ultima Thule (aka 2014 MU69), pass in front of a distant star (a stellar …
Read MoreNew Horizons team successfully observes new stellar occultation of Ultima Thule
When New Horizons sped past Pluto and its moons in July 2015, it revealed some incredible new worlds to explore. They are no longer just …
Read MoreMapping new worlds: Researchers release first global maps of Pluto and Charon
We all know how common sand dunes are on Earth – just go to practically any desert region to see them in their various shapes …
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is way, way past Pluto now and still nearly a year away from its next encounter with an object in the …
Read MoreRecord-breaking images from New Horizons are farthest ever taken from Earth