Ultima Thule Looks Like a Bowling Pin in Space in New Horizons Flyby Photo

Ultima Thule, the weird Kuiper Belt object that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft visited in a historic flyby on Jan. 1, 2019, looks like a cosmic bowling pin, scientists say.

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Big Tech May Look Troubled, but It’s Just Getting Started

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The Brightest Planets in January's Night Sky: How to See them (and When)

Here's how to see three naked-eye planets visible in January's night sky.

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Night Sky, January 2019: What You Can See This Month [Maps]

Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2019 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

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Best Night Sky Events of January 2019 (Stargazing Maps)

See what's up in the night sky for January 2019, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.

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Happy New Year from Space! Astronauts Ring in 2019 from Orbit

Astronauts in space have a busy New Year's Day of work ahead on the International Space Station. And they're not the only ones.

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2019 Begins and At 12:33 AM EST, A NASA Spacecraft Reached the Farthest Object Humans Have Ever Explored!

“Ultima Thule is probably the best time capsule we’ve ever had for understanding the birth of our solar system and the planets in it.” — Alan Stern, Ph.D., New Horizons Principal Investigator, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado January 1, 2019  Laurel, Maryland – Champagne was ready for celebration at Midnight, but the New Horizon scientists …

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