Ultima Thule

NASA Has A Bit Of A Nazi Problem With Its ‘Ultima Thule’ Name

The distant space object is named after an ancient term — that was later co-opted by the Nazis.
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NASA Tracking Flyby Of Most Distant Space Expedition In Human History

Mysterious out-of-this world Ultima Thule is a billion miles beyond Pluto, 4 billion miles from Earth.
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NASA's Close Encounter With Mysterious Space Object Will Make History On New Year's Day

The New Horizons probe is hurtling toward an object nicknamed Ultima Thule in the mostly unexplored Kuiper Belt.
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