This day in space history | January 1, 2019 | Arrokoth #spacehistory #solarsystem

After its historic Pluto encounter, New Horizons traveled even farther — flying past Arrokoth, a Kuiper Belt object preserved since the birth of the solar system. At over 6.5 billion kilometers from Earth, Arrokoth became the most distant object ever explored by a spacecraft, offering scientists a unique glimpse into early planetary formation. @BeyondEarthBuckleUp Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute//Roman Tkachenko #newhorizons #Arrokoth #kuiperbelt #solarsystem #nasaimages #spacescience #thisdayinhistory #History #beyondearthbuckleup