Days Before Flyby, Ultima Thule Still Mysterious
Clip: Season 46 Episode 1 | 1m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is about to visit the most distant object ever explored.
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is about to visit the most distant object ever explored by humans.
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Days Before Flyby, Ultima Thule Still Mysterious
Clip: Season 46 Episode 1 | 1m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is about to visit the most distant object ever explored by humans.
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Ultima Thule is Surprisingly Flat
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This discovery could have a big effect on how scientists think about planet formation. (1m 38s)
New Horizons Makes Historic Flyby on New Year's Day
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The New Horizons spacecraft made history by conducting the farthest ever flyby. (2m 9s)
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The New Horizons spacecraft zooms toward an object 4 billion miles from Earth. (26s)
Ultima Thule Comes Into Focus as New Images Reveal Secrets
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NASA scientists received the most detailed images from its spacecraft, New Horizons. (1m 13s)
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