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  1. Jan 1

    “Never before has a spacecraft explored something so far away.” 6.6 billion kilometers from Earth. Let that sink in for a moment. What a wonderful reminder at the start of the new year that this, too, is what humanity is capable of!

  2. Dec 31

    Yesterday’s best image of Ultima Thule. It’s not round. Closest pass in just over an hour, far beyond Pluto‘s orbit! The best pictures are yet to come of the furthest world ever explored by a spacecraft.

  3. Jan 2

    Sharpened and brought out some detail (left side) from the newest LORRI raw image (right side) Image taken from 149,567 kms away

  4. Jan 1
    Replying to

    Expect only a 3 pixel wide image today, 100 pixel wide image tomorrow, and a 200 pixel wide image on 3 Jan, as per (where raw images are posted) If all went well with the .

  5. Dec 31

    Via . . some quick facts and why this is even more difficult than the was in 2015

  6. Dec 31

    Will be signing off until 10:15 EST Tomorrow, as we wait for the "Phone Home" signal from this fantastic science instrument packed baby grand piano sized thermos bottle we humans sent into the unknown

  7. Jan 1

    Seriously love what team has done with . Also seriously love that uses a three-hole punch, a stapler and scotch tape for a project pulling science from a billion miles past .

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  8. Jan 1

    I am loving

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  10. Jan 3
    Replying to

    OK - How about this ??? WE sent a satellite that just flew by an apartment bldg sized rock 4 BILLION Miles from Earth 🌎and NAILED the flyby....... FOUR BILLION MILES !!!

  11. Jan 3

    First two days of 2019.... First ever captured image of distant object in our solar system by space probe and pictures of dark side of the moon taken from its surface.

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  12. Jan 1

    Looks like a successful flyby, the initial signal show autonomous navigation maneuvers were executed successfully and that data was recorded

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  13. Jan 2

    with some very insightful input here...

  14. Jan 2

    .: The brightest areas of reflect 13% of incident sunlight; the darkest, only 6%. Overall, this is very dark.

  15. Jan 3
  16. Jan 3

    Ultima Thule herb dumplings for dinner... ;)

  17. Jan 3

    A theoretical relief using the original shot 🤔 late christmas gift! 🎅 °-°

  18. Jan 1
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  19. Jan 1

    Science observations during the flyby seem to have gone well. Awaiting the glorious data.

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  20. Jan 1

    Signals from probe confirm it survived flyby of Ultima Thule, most distant object ever explored in Solar System.

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