Mu69 is about 4 billion miles from Earth and 1 billion miles beyond Pluto. New Horizons flew by the object on New Year's Day at a speed of 32,200 miles per hour, and came within about 2,200 miles ...

Scientists have considered the possible shapes of the main MU69 object His team described efforts earlier this year to tie down details about the target object's precise movement and size using ...

But in fact it is quite vital in terms of understanding the interior composition of this Kuiper Belt Object (KBO). The importance of understanding 2014 MU69’s interior lies with the body’s ...

The trans-Neptunian object’s official designation is 2014 MU69, but NASA scientists considered some 34,000 names as part of a public competition in 2017 before calling the icy rock object Ultima ...

Here are some of the most interesting Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) New Horizons has discovered or studied: 1. Arrokoth (2014 MU69) Closest Flyby: After Pluto, New Horizons performed a historic close ...