TV News LIES

Wednesday, Oct 04th

Last update10:11:52 PM GMT

You are here News Science New Horizons has a successful flyby of the Kuiper Belt’s bowling pin

New Horizons has a successful flyby of the Kuiper Belt’s bowling pin

New Horizons has a successful flyby

While people around the world were celebrating the arrival of 2019, people at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland were hard at work. Billions of miles away, the New Horizons probe was flying past Ultima Thule, a small object in the Kuiper Belt. By Tuesday morning, the hardware had sent back a status report that indicated the flyby went as planned, and New Horizons now has lots of data from Ultima Thule that it will slowly send back to Earth over the coming months.

While we don't yet have any of the data that will tell us details about this relic of the Solar System's formation, images taken during the approach solved one of the mysteries that had arisen as New Horizons closed in. But one of the key questions—is Ultima Thule one object or two?—remains unanswered.

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


Scientists will unleash an army of crabs to help save Florida’s dying reef

Crabs released to save Florida reefs With giant pincers and rough, spider-like legs, Caribbean king crabs don’t look like your typical heroes....

NASA’s first asteroid samples land safely in Utah

Asteroids land in Utah NASA’s first asteroid sample landed safely on Earth on Sunday morning near Salt Lake City. The sample,...

An annular solar eclipse is coming to parts of the U.S. in October

Annual Solar eclipse coming in October Get your eclipse glasses ready! Next month the moon will pass between Earth and the sun, treating...

NASA releases 'baby picture' of a star that will grow up to be much like our sun

NASA releases image of new star that will be like our sun Ever wondered what the Sun looked like in its infancy? A new image from NASA's James Webb...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!