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NASA renames cosmic body after nicknaming it with term used by Nazis

The trans-Neptunian object originally was called Ultima Thule, which is still used by some extreme right groups.

By Marcy Oster November 13, 2019 2:16 pm

The mission, which some view as a milestone, had been postponed because the International Space Station did not have two medium-sized suits.

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The image of a dark smudge was taken some 56 miles from the lunar surface 11 days after the crash.

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