Celebrations as NASA spacecraft successfully passes by oldest cosmic body ever studied
The cosmic object – known as Ultima Thule – is about the size of the US capital, Washington, and orbits in the Kuiper Belt about a billion miles beyond Pluto.
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The cosmic object – known as Ultima Thule – is about the size of the US capital, Washington, and orbits in the Kuiper Belt about a billion miles beyond Pluto.
The spacecraft’s closest approach to the cosmic object, known as Ultima Thule, comes 1 January at 5.33am.
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“This is a momentous day and I could not be more proud of our teams,” Richard Branson said.
Voyager 2 is now more than 18 billion kilometres from Earth.
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No injuries were reported in the spectacular explosion.
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“This is the first time we’ve shown shape and age are related for all kinds of galaxies.”
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The supply capsule launched on Monday from Florida.
The remote location of its landing made it difficult for stargazers to witness the event.
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Some cloud hampered things for Irish stargazers.
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Scientists had planned to study the asteroid up close when it passes.