Flyby of Furthest Object Yet in Our Solar System

[Altair]

Too cool, esp. its weird configuration!

Snowman-like Photo of Ultima Thule Sent Home by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft

And I love the common name, not only because it gives a designator for each part, but because it's a case of life imitating art! If anyone remembers the '70s sci-fi series Space: 1999, the episode "Death's Other Dominion" featured a human outpost on the far-flung frozen world of Ultima Thule (which was the first time I'd ever heard the term):

[RandallS]

Too cool, esp. its weird configuration!

Snowman-like Photo of Ultima Thule Sent Home by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft

Its weird shape is evidence that how science thinks the solar system formed is on the right track.

And I love the common name, not only because it gives a designator for each part, but because it's a case of life imitating art! If anyone remembers the '70s sci-fi series Space: 1999, the episode "Death's Other Dominion" featured a human outpost on the far-flung frozen world of Ultima Thule (which was the first time I'd ever heard the term):

I had forgotten how bad the acting was in some (most?) episodes of Space: 1999. The plots were usually pretty silly as well, but that can be forgiven as the whole premise of the series was sort of silly. I remember enjoying it anyway when it aired, however.