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Arrokoth, A Distant Red Object In Kuiper Belt, Is Rich In Sugars: Study
Researchers found that Arrokoth has a distinctive reddish colour, which is linked to the presence of complex organic molecules.
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Meet Arrokoth, The Most Distant Space Object Ever Seen Up Close
The bundle of ice and rock was discovered using a telescope operated in Maryland. It was studied up close by a spacecraft built in the same state. So when NASA scientists had to choose an official name for the most distant object they had ever explored, they borrowed a word from the original inhabitants of this region: Arrokoth, the Powhatan/Algonq...
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NASA Renames Ultima Thule, the Faraway Ice World, After Nazi-Link Backlash
Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been renamed Arrokoth, or "sky" in the Native American Powhatan language, following a backlash over the previous name's Nazi connotations.
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NASA Renames Faraway Ice World "Arrokoth" After Nazi Controversy
Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been officially renamed Arrokoth, or "sky" in the Native American Powhatan and Algonquian languages, following a significant backlash over the old name's Nazi connotations.
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Arrokoth, A Distant Red Object In Kuiper Belt, Is Rich In Sugars: Study
Researchers found that Arrokoth has a distinctive reddish colour, which is linked to the presence of complex organic molecules.
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Meet Arrokoth, The Most Distant Space Object Ever Seen Up Close
The bundle of ice and rock was discovered using a telescope operated in Maryland. It was studied up close by a spacecraft built in the same state. So when NASA scientists had to choose an official name for the most distant object they had ever explored, they borrowed a word from the original inhabitants of this region: Arrokoth, the Powhatan/Algonq...
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NASA Renames Ultima Thule, the Faraway Ice World, After Nazi-Link Backlash
Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been renamed Arrokoth, or "sky" in the Native American Powhatan language, following a backlash over the previous name's Nazi connotations.
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NASA Renames Faraway Ice World "Arrokoth" After Nazi Controversy
Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been officially renamed Arrokoth, or "sky" in the Native American Powhatan and Algonquian languages, following a significant backlash over the old name's Nazi connotations.
