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NASA wants your help naming New Horizons’ next destination

Illustration of New Horizons' next target
NEW HORIZONS’ NEXT POSTCARD The New Horizons spacecraft will fly by the object known as (486958) 2014 MU69 on January 1, 2019. This artist’s rendition depicts the probe’s target as a binary pair.

NASA’s New Horizons mission needs a catchier nickname for its next destination.

The bar isn’t exactly high.

On New Year’s Day 2019, the spacecraft will fly by the tiny Kuiper Belt world that bears the official designation of (486958) 2014 MU69. NASA announced Monday that it is asking the public for an easier-to-remember nickname. The SETI Institute is hosting the…

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