486958 Arrokoth - Wikipedia
Arrokoth was discovered on 26 June 2014 by astronomer Marc Buie and the New Horizons Search Team using the Hubble Space Telescope as part of a search for a Kuiper-belt object for New Horizons to target in its first extended mission; it was chosen over two other candidates, 2014 OS 393 and 2014 PN 70, to become the primary target of the mission.
Arrokoth Revealed: A First In-Depth Look at a Pristine World
Feb 14, 2020 · New Horizons has given us not only a new in-depth look into Arrokoth, but that of other Kuiper Belt objects and the larger solar system as well. This small and oddly shaped world contains aspects of our own history that can be uncovered almost nowhere else.
Arrokoth (2014 MU69) - Science@NASA
The most distant and most primitive object ever explored by a spacecraft, Arrokoth was discovered in 2014 by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft's science team, using the Hubble Space Telescope.
Far, Far Away in the Sky: New Horizons Kuiper Belt Flyby Object ... - NASA
Nov 12, 2019 · In a fitting tribute to the farthest flyby ever conducted by spacecraft, the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 has been officially named Arrokoth, a Native American term meaning “sky” in the Powhatan/Algonquian language.
NASA’s New Horizons Mission Reveals Entirely New Kind of World
Scientists from NASA's New Horizons mission released the first detailed images of the most distant object ever explored — the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule (and later officially named Arrokoth).
The Decade-long Hunt for Arrokoth, a Strange New World in the …
Sep 19, 2024 · They discovered a strange, 32-km-long, snowman-shaped object called Arrokoth, and New Horizons performed its second flawless Kuiper Belt flyby on New Year’s Day, 2019. However, though this end result is well known, the effort that went into this search was previously less well documented.
Meet Arrokoth: Ultima Thule, the Most Distant Object Ever Explored…
Nov 12, 2019 · The 21-mile-wide (34 kilometers) body visited by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft on Jan. 1 is now officially known as Arrokoth, a term that means "sky" in the Powhatan/Algonquian language, mission...
New Horizons' epic encounter with a small body in the far outer …
Feb 13, 2020 · On Jan. 1, 2019, the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed within just 2,200 miles (3,540 kilometers) of Arrokoth, a 22-mile-wide (36 kilometers) object in the Kuiper Belt, the ring of frigid...
New Horizons Team Uncovers a Critical Piece of the Planetary ... - NASA
Feb 13, 2020 · The New Horizons spacecraft flew past the ancient Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth (2014 MU69) on Jan. 1, 2019, providing humankind’s first close-up look at one of the icy remnants of solar system formation in the vast region beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Arrokoth: Facts - Science@NASA
On Jan. 1, 2019, New Horizons made a high-speed flyby of Arrokoth, approaching as close as 2,198 miles (3,538 kilometers) of the object. During the encounter the spacecraft’s cameras revealed a world not quite like any explored before.