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Days Before Flyby, Ultima Thule Still Mysterious

Clip: Season 46 Episode 1 | 1m 45s | Video has closed captioning.

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is about to visit the most distant object ever explored by humans.

Aired: 01/02/19

Rating: NR

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