New Horizons has sent back the first images of Ultima Thule, its next target
![Ultima Thule](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/082918_cc_new-horizons_feat_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
IN SIGHT Ultima Thule is barely a blip in images (left) from the New Horizons spacecraft. The remote world stands out more when the stars have been removed (right); the dark blobs are artifacts from imperfect star subtraction. Yellow crosshairs mark Ultima’s position — right where it was predicted to be.
NASA, JHUAPL, SwRI