New nickname for Pluto-explorer’s next target: Ultima Thule

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — There’s a new nickname for the icy world next up for the spacecraft that explored Pluto: Ultima Thule (THOO-lee). NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is headed toward a New Year’s Day encounter with this mysterious object or two, 1 billion miles beyond Pluto on the fringes of our solar system. Its […]