THIS is #UltimaThule.
The image taken by @NASANewHorizons - shown in its original version (left) & sharpened version (on right) - is the most detailed image of the farthest object ever explored by a spacecraft. bit.ly/ultima-thule1 @NASA
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- NEW: #UltimaThule, now in higher-res! 📸 Both lobes now show many intriguing light & dark patterns of unknown origin, which may reveal clues about how it was assembled during the formation of the #solarsystem! @NASANewHorizons bit.ly/MU69-higher-res
- 🚨First image of #UltimaThule! 🚨At left is a composite of two images taken by @NASANewHorizons, which provides the best indication of Ultima Thule's size and shape so far (artist’s impression on right). More photos to come on Jan 2nd! bit.ly/flyby-photo
- ‼️BREAKING‼️2014 MU69 (nicknamed #UltimaThule), is not, as it turns out, quite so round as initially anticipated. Images from @NASANewHorizons confirm the highly unusual, flatter shape of the #KBO: bit.ly/jhuapl-MU69
00:00 - Zoom with a view: Made from two images taken 38 minutes apart, here is #UltimaThule! The "Thule" lobe is closest to the @NASANewHorizons spacecraft. As Ultima Thule is seen to rotate, hints of the topography can be perceived. @NASA bit.ly/ultima-thule2
GIF - “@NASANewHorizons is like a time machine, taking us back to the birth of the solar system. We are seeing a physical representation of the beginning of planetary formation, frozen in time." #UltimaThule bit.ly/jhuapl-new-wor…
- #UltimaThule, now in stereo! The @NASANewHorizons science team created the first stereo image pair of Ultima Thule. This image can be viewed with stereo (3D) glasses to reveal the unique Kuiper Belt object's three-dimensional shape. bit.ly/ultima-thule2
- BREAKING: For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. 🛰☀️❗ @NASA’s #ParkerSolarProbe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. jhuapl.link/yus @NASASun #SolarTour
00:00 - New 📸! Around and around: This gif shows the propeller-like rotation of #UltimaThule as seen by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard @NASANewHorizons as the spacecraft sped toward its close encounter. @NASA bit.ly/ultimathule-sp…
GIF - Got plans for #NewYears? Watch @NASANewHorizons make history as it reaches #UltimaThule, the farthest object ever explored by a spacecraft. 🛰pluto.jhuapl.edu
00:00 - They're here. The clearest images and first science results we have of #UltimaThule - the farthest object ever explored by spacecraft - from the @NASANewHorizons flyby. Don't miss the unveiling TODAY at 2pm ET. bit.ly/jhuapl-flyby-w…
- 🚨BREAKING! 🚨 It's official! We are going to Titan! Dragonfly, #JHUAPL's rotorcraft lander, has been chosen by @NASA to be the next New Frontiers mission! 🎉 Learn more about #DragonflyTitan 👉
- NASA’s #ParkerSolarProbe has now become the first spacecraft ever to fly through a powerful solar explosion near the Sun. jhuapl.link/s5l @NASASun @NASASolarSystem
GIF - Ready for launch 🚀 The #DARTMission will demonstrate one method for deflecting an asteroid off a predicted impact course with Earth if one comes our way. Watch the historic launch 1:21am EST Wed, 24 Nov. If you're in the area, you could see DART depart! @asteroidwatch
