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• New Horizons scientists successfully observe second target during stellar occultation

  Laurel KornfeldSeptember 14th, 2018

  New Horizons' scientists successfully observed Ultima Thule, the spacecraft's second target, from Senegal on Aug. 4, 2018, when the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) passed in front of an occulted star.

• New Horizons scientists observe stellar occultation by Ultima Thule

  Laurel KornfeldAugust 4th, 2018

  As they did three times last summer, NASA's New Horizons team will observe a stellar occultation by the spacecraft's second target, Ultima Thule, from the narrow path where the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) will cast its shadow.