Beyond Pluto: 2nd Target Chosen for New Horizons Probe
Friday, August 28, 2015 - 18:30
in Astronomy & Space
The New Horizons team has selected an object named 2014 MU69, which lies roughly 1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) beyond Pluto, as the next target for up-close study by the spacecraft, NASA announced today (Aug. 28).