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Old 01-01-2019, 08:13 AM   #1
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NASA Signal Check with New Horizons After Ultima Thule Flyby



12:15 a.m.: New Horizons flyby of Ultima Thule, a Kuiper belt object.
9:45 a.m.: New Horizons Signal Acquisition from Ultima Thule Flyby (All Channels)
11:30 a.m.: New Horizons Post-Flyby Press Conference

Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2 p.m.: New Horizons press briefing on science results from Ultima Thule.

Thursday, Jan. 3, 2 p.m.: New Horizons press briefing on science results from Ultima Thule.
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Old 01-01-2019, 11:37 PM   #2
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Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson is a charismatic television host.
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Old 01-02-2019, 11:13 AM   #3
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All those people are working without pay. Because Mexico will not pay for a wall.
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Old 01-02-2019, 10:19 PM   #4
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Old 01-03-2019, 12:34 PM   #5
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Latest hi-res of Thule-- it's a "contact binary" --it looks like two donut holes stuck together.
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Old 01-03-2019, 12:40 PM   #6
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When I first saw the image on tv it reminded me of the Schmoo.

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Old 01-03-2019, 08:58 PM   #7
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A zygote has started mitosis. We are witnessing the birth of Godzilla.
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Old 01-03-2019, 11:55 PM   #8
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Old 01-04-2019, 03:38 PM   #9
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Realized that when I saw the thumbnail of this jpeg on my desktop.
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Old 01-04-2019, 07:32 PM   #10
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They are simply downplaying the fear. Frosty never trampled Tokyo. When was the last time anyone saw a snowman in Tokyo?
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Old 01-05-2019, 12:23 PM   #11
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Old 01-05-2019, 03:52 PM   #12
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Meanwhile, China has landed on the moon and is sending back pictures of the dark side. You know, where all the moon men hide.
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I think they'll discover that the moon is made of blue cheese and the green we see is just the effect of yellow sunlight on it.
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Meanwhile, China has landed on the moon and is sending back pictures of the dark side. You know, where all the moon men hide.
And Amazons! There's Amazon women on the Moon!!

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Old 01-11-2019, 12:19 PM   #15
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Meanwhile, China has landed on the moon and is sending back pictures of the dark side.
Pink Floyd's been there, done that, got the Tshirt, and the album.
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