Khurram Wadee ✅May 22, 2019

#Primordial #Contact #Binary #2014MU69
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190522.html

#APOD

APOD: 2019 May 22 - Primordial Contact Binary 2014 MU69

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Soh Kam YungMay 17, 2019

First results from the New Horizons flyby of 2014 MU69 are out, based on 10% of the data sent back by the probe so far.

#Astronomy #Space #NewHorizons #Exploration #2014MU69 #UltimaThule #KuiperBeltObjects

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05/first-results-from-new-horizons-time-in-the-kuiper-belt/

First results from New Horizons’ time in the Kuiper Belt

Only about 10 percent of the data has been transmitted so far, but it says a lot.

uxor Jan 2, 2019

#astronomie première image de Ultima Thulé alias #2014MU69, prise par #NewHorizons à seulement 27.000km de distance. L'image confirme qu'il s'agit d’un objet unique composé de deux lobes de 14 et 9km de diamètre.

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20190102

#astronomy

New Horizons: News Article?page=20190102

The New Horizons spacecraft launched on January 19, 2006 – beginning its odyssey to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. New Horizons now continues on its unparalleled journey of exploration with the close flyby of a Kuiper Belt object called 2014 MU69 – nicknamed Ultima Thule – on January 1, 2019.

RaphAstronomeJan 1, 2019
Premières images de #UltimaThule par la sonde #NewHorizons . Ce sont des images prises avant le passage au plus près et donc particulièrement peu détaillées. On y voit tout de même que l'objet a une forme de quille.
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20190101
#2014MU69 #astronomie
Image : NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
New Horizons: News Article?page=20190101

NASA's first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Includes mission details and educational resources.