Seven things we ’ve learned about Ultima Thule, the farthest place visited by humans

About a billion miles more distant than Pluto isUltima Thule, a peanut-shaped object in the outer solar system that ’s thefarthest place ever visited by humans.NASA ’sNew Horizons spacecraftzipped past Ultima Thule on New Year ’s Eve (Pacific time), flying within 2,200 miles of the space rock’s...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 17, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Leila Miller Source Type: news