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Clip: Season 46 Episode 1 | 1m 45s
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is about to visit the most distant object ever explored by humans.
Aired: 01/02/19
Video has closed captioning.National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Draper. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers.
Ultima Thule is Surprisingly Flat
This discovery could have a big effect on how scientists think about planet formation.
The New Horizons spacecraft zooms toward an object 4 billion miles from Earth.
Ultima Thule Comes Into Focus as New Images Reveal Secrets
NASA scientists received the most detailed images from its spacecraft, New Horizons.
New Horizons Makes Historic Flyby on New Year's Day
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The advent of horse riding changed the course of human history and our genetic makeup.
Scientists investigate the deadly megafires that swept through California in 2018.
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New archeological evidence shows the stunning engineering of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Journey to Kīlauea volcano to investigate the eruptions that shook Hawaiʻi in 2018.
Join scientists as they grab light from across the universe to prove quantum entanglement.
