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The New Horizons spacecraft flew past the dwarf planet Pluto and its moons in July 2015. Next up is a New Year's 2019 flyby of Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule.

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    On , will perform the most distant planetary flyby ever as it zooms past an object nicknamed . Make sure to follow our partner for updates:

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    Jan 3

    Zoom with a view: Made from two images taken 38 minutes apart, here is ! The "Thule" lobe is closest to the spacecraft. As Ultima Thule is seen to rotate, hints of the topography can be perceived.

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    Jan 3

    LIVE NOW: Press Briefing from : Ultima Thule & Closest Approach Results

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    Jan 2

    THIS is . The image taken by - shown in its original version (left) & sharpened version (on right) - is the most detailed image of the farthest object ever explored by a spacecraft.

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    Jan 2

    In the early hours of New Year’s Day, flew past , an object located in a region of primordial objects 1 billion miles past Pluto. Join us live from today at 2pm ET as we explore the latest science from the spacecraft:

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    Jan 1

    LIVE NOW: press briefing - Updates on spacecraft status, latest images & data download schedule from

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  7. Join us at 10:15 a.m. (ET) from : New Horizons Signal Acquisition from the Flyby. Watch live on NASA TV:

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    Dec 31

    Join us live from at 12:15am ET as we mark the historic flyby of . is scheduled to perform the most distant planetary flyby ever at 12:33am. Tune in:

    New data hints that 2014 MU69 might have orbital company: a small moon. Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
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    Dec 31

    LIVE NOW from : is zooming toward , an icy world located ~1 billion miles past Pluto. Join experts as they highlight upcoming milestones and talk about this historic event ahead of the flyby:

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    Dec 31

    LIVE NOW: flyby events: Watch panel discussions on the exploration of small worlds (8-9 pm ET); flyby countdown events, mission updates and more!

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  11. LIVE NOW on TV: New Horizons media briefing and updates on the spacecraft's final approach before flyby of . At 3pm (ET), Q&A with the New Horizons team:

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    31 Dec 2018

    LIVE NOW! and members of the team provide welcome remarks and share latest info on the spacecraft & :

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  13. The New Horizons team reports the spacecraft is healthy and on track for the historic flyby of just after midnight tonight! Watch flyby events live on NASATV and starting at 2pm (ET): |

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    30 Dec 2018

    It's happening! is hours away from performing the farthest flyby in history as it approaches the Kuiper Belt object ! Info on media briefings, online coverage of the (and more!) is all here:

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  15. In less than 48 hours, New Horizons will make history! The team at is preparing for the flyby of , the farthest object explored by a spacecraft ever - 4 billion miles from the Sun and ~1 billion miles from Pluto.

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  16. In three days New Horizons will fly within 2,220 miles of , an object ~1 billion miles past Pluto. It will give us the first close-up look at such a pristine building block of the solar system. Want to watch the flyby events? Here's how:

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    28 Dec 2018

    Missed today's Facebook Live with the team on the NYE flyby? You can watch it all here:

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  18. Watch the New Horizons team answer your questions about LIVE NOW:

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  19. The New Horizons team is at answering your questions about the flyby of , an object 4 billion miles from the Sun. Watch LIVE: |

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  20. What is ? Where is the ? What's next for New Horizons? Send your questions to our science team with and don't miss the Facebook live event TODAY at 1pm ET:

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