Ultima Thule Current Affairs, GK & News
NASA renames Ultima Thule to ‘Arrokoth’
The US Space Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has recently renamed farthest cosmic body, earlier known as ‘Ultima Thule’ to ‘Arrokoth’ or Sky. NASA has renamed the distant space rock after it was criticized over the old name’s Nazi connections. Key Highlights The rock which was studied in the farthest flyby ever conducted ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Arrokoth • International Astronomical union • Kuiper belt • NASA • New Horizon • Ultima Thule
NASA renames faraway ice world Ultima Thule to ‘Arrokoth’
Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been renamed Arrokoth, or “sky” in the Native American Powhatan language, following a backlash over the previous name’s Nazi connotations. The icy rock, which orbits in the dark and frigid Kuiper Belt about a billion miles beyond Pluto, was surveyed by the NASA spaceship ..
Topics: Kuiper belt • Local Interstellar Cloud • New Horizons • Pluto • Spacecraft • Thule • Ultima Thule
The researchers at NASA finds evidence of water, organics on Kuiper Belt object ‘Ultima Thule’
The researchers at NASA space agency has found evidence for a unique mixture of methanol, water ice, and organic molecules on the surface of Ultima Thule, which is located in the Kuiper Belt – beyond the orbit of Neptune. The mixture is very different from most icy objects explored previously by spacecraft. Ultima Thule (also ..
Topics: Astronomical objects • Kuiper belt • Local Interstellar Cloud • Neptune • New Horizons • Solar System • Thule • Ultima • Ultima Thule
NASA: finds Evidence of Water on Ultima Thule
(486958) 2014 MU69, also known as Ultima Thule, is a small, distant celestial object located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the solar system beyond Neptune that is home to many small, icy objects. Ultima Thule was discovered in 2014 by the New Horizons spacecraft and was visited by the spacecraft on January 1, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Evidence of Water on Ultima Thule • Kuiper belt • Maryland Crater • NASA • New Horizons Mission • Pluto • The Neck • Thule • Trans-Neptunian object • Ultima • Ultima Thule
NASA's New Horizon spacecraft flew past Ultima Thule
The New Horizon Spacecraft has flown past Ultima Thule, a trans-Neptunian object located in the Kuiper belt. This marks a new beginning in the era of exploration from the enigmatic Kuiper Belt region. Discoveries about Ultima Thule The New Horizon has discovered interesting facts about Ultima Thule: Ultima Thule (TOO-lee) has two reddish globes joined ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Kuiper belt • NASA • New Horizons spacecraft • Pluto • Ultima Thule