The tumbling space snowman is making its out-of-this-world film premiere.
Scientists from NASA's New Horizons mission released the first stitched together animation of Ultima Thule (TOO-lee), the most distant object ever explored by humans.
The small, icy object is shown spinning end-over-end like a propeller.
It is about four billion miles from Earth and looks like a reddish snowman with two fused-together spheres, extending about 21 miles (33 km) in length.
The tumbling space snowman is making its out-of-this-world film premiere. This combination of images provided by NASA shows a series of photographs made by the New Horizons spacecraft as it approached the Kuiper belt object Ultima Thule on January 1
The high-resolution photos which were Scientists say the two lobes of Ultima Thule came together in a 'gentle' accretion process, with two objects bound together by each other's gravity.
The latest movie of Ultima was put together from photos taken New Year's Eve and New Year's Day as the spacecraft made its closest approach, but not sent back to Earth until the last few days.
Ultima Thule rotates about every 16 hours so the time-lapsed movie shows seven of those hours.
Scientists from NASA's New Horizons mission released the first stitched together animation of Ultima Thule (TOO-lee), the most distant object ever explored by humans. The small, icy object is shown spinning end-over-end like a propeller.
Earlier this month, NASA ’s New Horizons team began steadily picking apart the first data sent back from its Ultima Thule flyby. This image shows the missions progress
In a final press briefing held Thursday afternoon, NASA released the latest image of the rust-colored object in the Kuiper Belt, showing our first look at Ultima Thule in stereo. When video with 3D glasses, the image captured by the Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager shows the best view yet of its three-dimensional shape
Earlier this month, NASA’s New Horizons team began steadily picking apart the first data sent back from its Ultima Thule flyby.
The same spacecraft also explored Pluto in 2015.
In a final press briefing held on January 3, the space agency released the latest image of the rust-coloured object in the Kuiper Belt, showing our first look at Ultima Thule in stereo.
When viewed with 3D glasses, the image captured by New Horizons' Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager shows the best view yet of the object's three-dimensional shape.
The team also revealed new insight on the search for anything in Ultima’s vicinity; so far, they haven’t found any signs of rings or moons, nor evidence of an atmosphere.
The team also revealed new insight on the search for anything in Ultima’s (artist's impression) vicinity; so far, they haven’t found any signs of rings or moons, nor evidence of an atmosphere
WHAT IS ULTIMA THULE?
The Kuiper Belt object was discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014. Officially known as 2014 MU69, it got the nickname Ultima Thule in an online vote.
In classic and medieval literature, Thule was the most distant, northernmost place beyond the known world.
Ultima Thule might not be a single object. Scientists say it's possible it's two or many objects. An artist's impression is pictured
When New Horizons first glimpsed the rocky iceball in August it was just a dot.
New Horizons will make its closest approach in the wee hours of Jan. 1 - 12:33 a.m. EST.
Scientists speculate Ultima Thule could be two objects closely orbiting one another. If a solo act, it's likely 20 miles (32 kilometers) long at most.
Envision a baked potato. 'Cucumber, whatever. Pick your favorite vegetable,' said astronomer Carey Lisse of Johns Hopkins.
It could even be two bodies connected by a neck. If twins, each could be 9 miles to 12 miles (15 kilometers to 20 kilometers) in diameter.
Scientists will map Ultima Thule every possible way. They anticipate impact craters, possibly also pits and sinkholes, but its surface also could prove to be smooth.
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Main photo article The tumbling space snowman is making its out-of-this-world film premiere.
Scientists from NASA’s New Horizons mission released the first stitched together animation of Ultima Thule (TOO-lee), the most distant object ever explored by humans.
The small, icy object is shown spinning...
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