Ultima Thule Current Affairs, GK & News

NASA renames Ultima Thule to ‘Arrokoth’

November 15, 2019

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 ..

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NASA renames faraway ice world Ultima Thule to ‘Arrokoth’

November 13, 2019

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 ..

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The researchers at NASA finds evidence of water, organics on Kuiper Belt object ‘Ultima Thule’

May 21, 2019

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 ..

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NASA: finds Evidence of Water on Ultima Thule

May 20, 2019

NASA has found evidence of a unique mixture of water ice, methanol, and organic molecules on Ultima Thule’s surface. This mixture is very different from most icy objects explored previously by spacecraft till date. About Ultima Thule Nomenclature: Its scientific name is (486958) 2014 MU69. The words ‘Ultima’ and ‘Thule’ is its nickname. Ultima Thule, ..

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NASA's New Horizon spacecraft flew past Ultima Thule

January 4, 2019

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 ..

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