News Alert: NASA receives images of the most distant object humans have ever explored after its spacecraft flew past a primitive space rock

At the dawn of 2019, the New Horizon spacecraft flew past a space rock called Ultima Thule, four billion miles from Earth. At the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where the mission originated, space scientists celebrated the flyby with the nerdiest New Year's party in the solar system. Mission control just received the first signals from the encounter, confirming that it was a success.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Jan 1, 10:42 AM     NASA receives images of the most distant object humans have ever explored after its spacecraft flew past a primitive space rock At the dawn of 2019, the New Horizon spacecraft flew past a space rock called Ultima Thule, four billion miles from Earth. At the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where the mission originated, space scientists celebrated the flyby with the nerdiest New Year's party in the solar system. Mission control just received the first signals from the encounter, confirming that it was a success. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071